Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 7, 2023
Submitted
December 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1559
Aircraft time
63,944 hours, 28,035 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
G4000VSVA01
Part serial
AAG15236
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Eng Vsv
Part time
16,843 hours, 8,660 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

COMPRESSOR VANE DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. - ENG. ENG 1 COMPRESSOR VANE ECAM ON TO ROLL.RTO T/S IAW TSM 75-30-00-810-845-A. PER TOMC ENGINE DESK, THIS IS A POST SB 75-0122 ENGINE. FADEC 1B GIVES THE FAULT ACRONYM SVATK AND THERE ARE 3 MORE OCCURANCES IN FADEC 1 FAULT HISTORY, LEG 4, 61, AND 62. IAW TSM, THE VSV ACTUATOR MUST BE REPLACED. ACTUATOR, VARIA OFF 31-7532-9-0002 5236 ON 31-7532-9-0002 4097 ACTUATOR, VARIA OFF 31-7532-9-0002 5236 ON 0000 REPLACED #1 VSV ACTUATOR, REF AMM 75-32-41-400-010-A-01. PARTS USED: 40-0602-3-0048,QTY :1 31-7532-3-0005,QTY :1 31-7532-9-0002,QTY :1 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1730102 SN OFF 5236.

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