Service difficulty report · Fmu · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 17, 2004
Submitted
September 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
48,374 hours, 21,664 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
39,857 hours, 18,248 cycles
Part
Fmu
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON DESCENT INTO LAS EN ROUTE FROM ORD AT APPROXIMATELY 17,000 FT, RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE NR 2 ENGINE VANE FAILURE, ENGINE THEN SPOOLED DOWN AND ECAM INDICATED NR 2 ENGINE FAILED. FOLLOWED ECAM INSTRUCTIONS AND SECURED NR 2 ENGINE; DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ELECTRICAL CHECKS PER TSM 75-30-00-810-806; VARIABLE STATOR VANE (VSV) AND LINKAGE CHECK PER AMM 75-32-42-06, MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTOR INSPECTION PER T/C I5M72314, AND WINDMILL INSPECTION OF BLADES, NO DEFECTS NOTED. A/C MX FERRIED TO PHX, REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FUEL METERING UNIT (FMU) IAW T/C R5M73306, AND FUEL PUMP IAW T/C R5M73304.

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