Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 2, 2003
Submitted
August 4, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1284
Aircraft time
11,111 hours, 4,314 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
1777MK2
Part serial
1777334
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
18,465 hours, 7,128 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF AT PHX EN ROUTE FOR BOS OVER TEMP OCCURRED ON THE NR 2 ENG, REJECTED T/O AT 100 KTS. MAINT COMPLIED WITH STEP 4C OF AMM FORCE CK OF VSV MECH, FORCE REQUIRED LESS THAN 350 INCH POUNDS. R & R NR 2 ENG MASTER BLEED VALVE ACT, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. VENDOR FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF MASTER BLEED VALVE ACT, GOOD, BUT RIG TEST REVEALED PISTON VELOCITIES WERE OUT OF LIMITS. UNIT WAS DISASSEMBLED & INLET FILTER, TORQUE MOTOR FILTERS, & CONTROL SERVO VALVE PISTON FOUND LACQUERED TO LEVEL 2. UNIT CLEANED, TESTED AND RE-CERTIFIED IAW CMM.

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