Service difficulty report · Start Valve · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
January 30, 2014
Submitted
January 31, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N826UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
989
Aircraft time
49,504 hours, 20,238 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Start Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
UK
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

DURING NR 2 ENG START ATTEMPT, START VLV FAILED TO OPEN. CREW GOT THE ASSOCIATED ECAM MESSAGE. CONFIRMED NO DUCT PSI DROP & NO N2 ROTATION. ACCOMPLISHED A SECOND START ATTEMPT USING CROSS BLEED AIR FROM NR 1 ENG START VLV FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. NR 2 ENG GOOD START, OK. TO CONTINUE.

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