Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 20, 2026
Submitted
July 23, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N496UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1845
Aircraft time
67,032 hours, 29,553 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
AC69924
Part serial
7357
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1 Eng
Part time
66,191 hours, 28,424 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENG DID NOT SPOOL UP APPROPRIATELY ON TAKE OFF. REJECTED TAKE OFF, CREW STATES: FLEX TAKEOFF BEING PERFORMED. TECHS PERFORMED ACCEL & DECEL CHK OF ENG 1 IAW AMM 71-00-00-700-011-B. ENG 1 FAILED TO REACH TARGET EPR BY 1 SEC. TIME TARGET EPR IS 6.2 SECS, RECORDED 7.2 SECS. EXAMINED P4.9 (P5) SENSE LINE FOR BLOCKAGE & GOOD FLOW TO TURBINE EXHAUST CASE IAW AMM 73-22-51-700-801-A, TESTED GOOD. R & R ENG 1 FUEL FILTER CHKD FOR DEBRIS IAW AMM 73-12-42/401, GOOD. PERFORMED IDLE LEAK CHK, PASSED. DURING 7TH STAGE & 10TH STAGE BLEED VALVE CHK, FOUND STAGE 7B SOLENOID & VALVE BAD, FOUND STAGE 10 SOLENOID BAD. R & R STAGE 7B BLEED VALVE SOLENOID, OPS CHKD GOOD, W/ TEST SET IAW AMM 75-32-51-400-010-A. R & R 10TH STAGE BLEED VALVE SOLENOID, OPS CHKD GOOD, W/ TEST SET. PERFORMED ENG IDLE TEST NR 3, OPS CHKD GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-012-B.

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