Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 26, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1079
Aircraft time
16,607 hours, 6,349 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
AC69572
Part serial
EEE067
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
16,607 hours, 6,349 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, ECAM INDICATED NR 2 ENG STALL, A/C SHUDDERED, A LOUD THUMP HEARD, & LT WING DIPPED, NO ABNORMAL ENG READING INDICATIONS NOTED. TURNED BACK & LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. MAINT TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM. R & R 7TH STAGE BLEED VALVE IAW AMM, & 7TH STAGE BLEED SOLENOID VALVE IAW AMM. ALSO TIGHTENED UNIONS ON 10TH STAGE BLEED SOLENOID VALVE, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD PER AWA T/C F5M71312. CHECK OF BLEED SOLENOID VALVE CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT, VALVE WOULD NOT OPERATE. DISASSY REVEALED PISTON SEALS & PLUNGER WORN BEYOND LIMITS. REPLACED PISTON, PLUNGER, SEALS, RING, & SHIMS. UNIT OVERHAULED & TESTED IAW CMM 75-32-51. VENDOR ALSO CONFIRMED FAILURE OF 7TH STAGE BLEED VALVE FOR NOT OPERATING WITHIN MANUFACTURERS

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