Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 27, 2004
Submitted
March 30, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1375
Aircraft time
12,363 hours, 4,750 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
AC69924
Part serial
EFR425
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
12,366 hours, 4,752 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO SFO AT FL 350 DURING MODERATE TURBULENCE ECAM INDICATED NR 2 ENG STALL & FLT ATTENDANT REPORTED HEARING A LOUD THUMP. PERFORMED FCOM 3 PROCEDURE, ENG OPS NORMAL, DID NOT DECLARE EMERGENCY. MAINT COMPLIED WITH AMM 72-22-49, EEC TEST & VISUAL INSPECTION OF INLET & EXHAUST, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED T/S TASK 71-00-00-810-809, STEPS 4B(2) D, E, & I; FOUND 7TH STAGE BLEED VALVE INOPERATIVE. R & R 7TH STAGE BLEED VALVE IAW AMM 75-32-04, OPS CHECK GOOD. FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF 7TH STAGE BLEED VALVE CONFIRMED REASON FOR REMOVAL. DISASSEMBLY FOUND TRIPLE SEALS WORN & SCORED & SPLIT BUSH GOUGED BEYOND REPAIR. REPLACED TRIPLE SEALS & REPLACED SPLIT BUSH ASSEMBLY PER CMM 75-32-52.

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