Service difficulty report · Wire Harness · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 6, 2004
Submitted
October 14, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
48,535 hours, 21,733 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
40,017 hours, 18,316 cycles
Part
Wire Harness
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
40,017 hours, 18,316 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, 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 AT FL 300, CLIMBING 1200 FPM, 290 KTS ECAM INDICATED ENG 2 COMP VANE WITH INSTRUCTION AVOID THRUST CHANGE, IF ENGINE STALL, ENG MASTER 2 OFF. REDUCED VERT SPEED AS ACRFT CLIMBED THRU FL 310 TO MINIMIZE LEVEL OFF THRUST CHANGES. WITHIN 100 FT OF LEVEL OFF NR 2 ENG COMP STALLED & ENG SHUTDOWN, SELECTED MASTER 2 TO OFF POSITION. NR ENG EGT 585-587 DEG PRIOR TO STALL, NR 1 ENG AT 465 DEG., NO FLUCTS IN FUEL FLOW OR NI / N2, TURNED BACK, LANDED W/OUT EVENT. MX TROUBLESHOT WIRING PERFORMING A DETAILED INSPECTION OF EEC CONNECTOR 4000KS J2 PINS. ENG INVEST CONCLUDED THIS EVENT CAUSED BY LOSS OF POSITION FEEDBACK TO EEC FROM VSV CHANNEL A DUE TO DAMAGED EEC CORE WIRE HARNESS, HARNESS WAS REPLACED.

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