Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Airbus A321271N

Difficulty date
December 17, 2019
Submitted
December 18, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N209HA
Make and model
Airbus A321271N
Aircraft serial
8186
Aircraft time
5,185 hours, 1,012 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM - BTB ECAM APU BLEED LEAK AFTER ENGINE START FOLLOWED BY APU LEAK FED BY ENGINES, INTERMITTENT FAULT LIGHT ON ENG 1 BLEED SWITCH. // INSPECTED APU COMPARTMENT, CARGO BAY PANEL AFT COMPARTMENT AND THE COMPARTMENT DUCTS FOR ANY BLEED LEAK. REMOVED AND INSPECTED APU CHECK VALVE FOR CONDITION PER AMM 36-12-51-200-0001A, CONDITION OK. BMC-1 REMOVED AND REPLACED PER AMM 36-11-34. BITE TEST BAD, CONDITION SAME. REPLACED BULKHEAD CONNECTOR & SENSING ELEMENT (16HF) OPS CHECK GOOD PER AMM 36-22-00-710-802-A. OK FOR SERVICE. FOUND APB FEED THRU CONNECTOR FOR APU BLEED LEAK DETECTION LOOP HAS LOW INSULATION TO GROUND (600 OHMS). CONNECTOR IS BETWEEN ELEMENT 16HF & 17HF. REMOVED AND INSTALLED SENSING ELEMENT 16HF PER AMM 36-22-17. OPS CHECK GOOD PER AMM 36-22-00-710-802-A. OK FOR SERVICE.

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