Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 29, 2003
Submitted
July 31, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
091
Aircraft time
43,484 hours, 19,564 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Pump
Part number
5008735G
Part serial
0223
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
38,007 hours, 17,246 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C, D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON TAKEOFF, RECEIVED ECAM WARNING FOR NR 1 ENG COMPRESSOR VANE FAULT ALONG WITH N1/N2 OVERSPEED, REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KTS, RETURNED TO BLOCK. MX R & R NR 1 ENG VSV ACTUATOR, FAULT STILL PRESENT DURING ENG RUN. R & R NR 1 ENG FUEL METERING UNIT. REPLACED LOW/HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. PERFORMED IDLE LEAK TEST, HIGH POWER ASSURANCE RUN AND ELECTRONIC ENG CONTROL/FULL AUTHORITY DIGITAL ENG CONTROL TEST. ALL TESTS GOOD, NO FAULTS NOTED. VENDOR FUNCTIONAL TEST OF VSV ACT COULD NOT CONFIRM REASON FOR REMOVAL, UNIT OPERATED NORM ON RIG, TESTED & RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW CMM. VENDORS FUNCTIONAL TEST OF FMU, NO FAULT FOUND. UNIT OPERATED NORM ON RIG. VENDOR DID CONFIRM FAILURE OF LOW/HIGH PRESS FUEL PUMP.

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