Service difficulty report · Thermocouple · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
June 22, 2014
Submitted
June 23, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
2282
Aircraft time
36,138 hours, 14,469 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527EA5
Engine time
34,234 hours, 13,830 cycles
Part
Thermocouple
Part number
792620
Part serial
1592915975
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
5,401 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHEN ARRIVING THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ENG 2 HAD ABNORMAL EGT INDICATION AROUND 220°C DIFFERENCE. DUE THAT REASON THE ACFT WAS HELD ON GND FOR MX. PERFORMED A FAULT ANALYSIS IAW TSM 77-20-00-810-802-B FINDING THAT THE THERMOCOUPLES OF POSITIONS B & C OF ENG 2 HAD LOOSEN STUDS. R & R SUCH THERMOCOUPLES IAW AMM 77-21-15 PB401, PERFORMED THE CORRESPONDING TESTS WITH NORMAL RESULTS. THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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