Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
February 6, 2006
Submitted
February 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1406
Aircraft time
19,069 hours, 7,088 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Valve
Part number
1779MK2
Part serial
1779178
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Component
Scavenge
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

DURING CLIMB, REPORTED RECEIVING AN ECAM MESSAGE FOR " ENG1 BEARING 4 OIL SYS - HI PRESS". RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MX R & R NR 4 BEARING SCAVENGE VALVE ON NR 1 ENG IAW MM 79-23-51. COMPLIED WITH HIGH POWER ASSURANCE TEST IAW AWA TC F5M71312. OPS TESTS GOOD. TEARDOWN REPORT CONFIRMS FAILURE. UNITS INTERNAL PISTON MOVED BETWEEN HIGH POWER & LOWER POWER POSITIONS BUT REED SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN UNIT OPERATED, NOT INDICATING TRUE POSITION OF PISTON. REMOVAL OF REED SWITCH FOUND GLASS FERRULE TUBE ENCASING SWITCH ASSY FRACTURED, FAILURE OF REED SWITCH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE REPORTED MESSAGES. UNIT INSPECTED, REPAIRED, TESTED & RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW CMM 79-25-41.

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