Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 6, 2019
Submitted
November 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N408UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
82,079 hours, 31,480 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
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

STALL DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN DURING STEADY STATE CLIMB OR CRUISE. ENGINE NOT SHUTDOWN - ENG 1. ENG 1 MOMENTARY STALL AT CRUISE FL330. SELF RECOVERED NORMAL THRUST. REF LOG PAGE 3743159. METAL FOUND IN ENG 1, 7TH STAGE BLEED VALVE. PROCEEDING TO CHANGE #1 ENG. LP 3743159- WHILE ACCOMPLISHING TSM 75-30-00-810-827-B13 FOR ENG 1 STALL, IPCV ( CHECK VALVE) CONDITION IS GOOD. VSV MECHANISM CONDITION IS GOOD AND MOVEMENT IS GOOD. UPON FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF 7 STAGE BLEED VALVES, FOUND METAL IN 7TH STAGE BLEED VALVE. PROCEEDING WITH ENG CHANGE. REMOVED ENG SN#V11071 AND INSTALLED ENG SN#V10487. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1142925 SN OFF 1071 ENGINE, V2500-A OFF 31-7200-9-0001 1071 ON 31-7200-9-0001 0487 INSPECTED REMOVAL # 1 ENGINE SN V11071 AND INSTALLATION SN V10487 PER GMM 09-25 05.

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