Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 28, 2025
Submitted
December 30, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1432
Aircraft time
75,050 hours, 32,147 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
48,455 hours, 24,732 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
30404000
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE AT FL300, NR 1 ENG EGT INDICATED TEMPS BETWEEN 027 & -046 DEGREES C. CREW REPORTS READINGS TO BE NORMAL AT START UP & ASCEND. DURING CRUISE NR 1 ENG EGT DECLINED FROM 300 TO -34 WITHIN 5 MINS, STAYED AROUND -34 DURING ENTIRE CRUISE (AROUND THE SAME TEMP AS THE OAT). AT DESCEND, EGT VALUE WENT BACK TO NORMAL, THEN ENG 1 SHOWED 80 HIGHER THAN ENG 2 ON GROUND. CREW CYCLED ANTI-ICE SWITCH WITH NO LUCK. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS READ NORMAL. FADEC DID NOT SHOW ANY LAST LEG FAULTS, REF TSM 77-20-00-810-801-B FOR FURTHER T/S. REPLACED DAMAGED LOWER OTBD NR 4 EGT PROBE, OPS CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 77-21-15/401, CONFIG 13.

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