Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 17, 2026
Submitted
August 24, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4901U
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2680
Aircraft time
56,060 hours, 27,570 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Safety Valve
Part number
C252430022
Part serial
4596
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 700
Part time
22,180 hours, 10,142 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LANDING & EXIT OF TAXIWAY. INITIATED FLAPS RETRACTION, ABNORMAL RUMBLING DURING TAXI FELT. ACFT STOPPED. AIRPORT OPS CONFIRMED BOTH MAIN TIRES ON LT SIDE BLOWN. INSPECTION AFTER A TIRE BURST, TREAD THROW, OR WHEEL FAILURE IAW AMM 05-51-15-200-001-A . FLT CREW STATED ON DEPARTURE, ORD TO OMA, LT INBD BRAKE TEMP ABOVE 380C, DURING TAXI & REQUIRED CREW TO WAIT UNTIL TEMP DROPPED BELOW 300 PRIOR TO DEPARTURE IAW SOP. CREW STATED ON ARRIVAL INTO OMA, LT INBD BRAKE TEMP PEAKED AT 700C. AT ORD LANDING WAS FULL AUTOLAND & NO ABNORMAL FEELING ON TOUCH DOWN BUT REPORTED VIBRATION BEGAN AFTER TURNING ONTO TAXIWAY. R & R POSITION L1 SAFETY VALVE IAW AMM 32-42-36-400-001-A UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP 4.B.(5).

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