Service difficulty report · Transducer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 10, 2004
Submitted
May 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N657AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1003
Aircraft time
17,430 hours, 6,639 cycles
Part
Transducer
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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 CLIMB OUT, EN ROUTE, RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE (AIR ENG 2 BLEED ABNORMAL PRESSURE), BLEED VALVE INDICATED CLOSED WITH (0) PSI, TURNED BACK & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINT R & R NR 2 ENG BLEED PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE CONTROL SOLENOID (10HA2) IAW AMM, AND BLEED REGULATED PRESSURE TRANSDUCER (8HA2) IAW AMM, OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. TEST OF TEMPERATURE LIMITATION SOLENOID THERMOSTAT S/N 2652 CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT FOR LEAKAGE OUT OF TOLERANCE. SOLENOID WAS FOUND LEAKING & STICKING OPEN AND THE DIAPHRAGM HOLES WHERE ENLARGED. REPLACED BASE, SOLENOID CORE, DIAPHRAGM, SOLENOID SEAT, AND CLAPPER. UNIT TESTED GOOD IAW CMM 36-11-43.

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