Service difficulty report · Fire Loop · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 3, 2025
Submitted
November 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
842
Aircraft time
81,357 hours, 34,434 cycles
Part
Fire Loop
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Zone 400
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NUMBER 2 ENG FIRE WARNING APPEARED TO ROLL 100 KTS. INDICATIONS CEASED CREW DEBRIEF: AFTER FIRE WARNING INDICATION, FO PULLED THROTTLES BACK AND WARNING STOPPED. GOT AN AVERAGE OF 1 TURN ON BOTH CLAMPS FOR THE 5TH STAGE CHECK VALVE, UPPER CLAMP ON THE PRSOV AND THE UPPER CLAMP ON THE TRUMPET TUBE. ALL OTHER PNEUMATIC CLAMPS WERE TIGHT. NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF A DUCT LEAK. LEAK CKECKED NR 2 ENGINE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM USING ACOUSTIC IMAGER KIT NO LEAK NOTED. FOUND LOOPS CONTACTING ROUTING RAIL IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS, ADJUSTED LOOPS FOR CLEARANCE, SUGGEST ENGINE RUN TO CONFIRM FAULT. RAN ENG AT OR ABOVE 1.25 EPR FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN, BLEED TEMP NORMAL AND NO FIRE WARNING.

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