Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
October 8, 2008
Submitted
November 21, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
847
Aircraft time
36,428 hours, 13,926 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENG 1 BLEED FAULT. RTFL. AIR CREW COMMENTS: ON CLIMBOUT THRU 3K FEET ECAM AIR ENG NR 1 BLEED FAULT; UNABLE TO RETURN NORMAL. FOUND CONNECTOR FOR VALVE 4001HA ON NR 1 ENGINE BROKEN. RE-ACTIVATED HPV. CREATED NEW ITEM FOR BLEED PRESS REG VALVE 4001HA RPL AND CONNECTOR REPAIR. REPLACED CONNECTOR BACKSHELL ON CONNECTOR THAT CONNECTS TO NR 1 BLEED PRESSURE REGULATOR. PRESSURE REG BLEED VALVE REMOVED. UNABLE TO INSTALL NEW VALVE DUE TO BROKEN CONNECTOR. INSTALLED NEW VALVE. ACCOMPLISH OP TEST OF BLEED PRESS-REG VALVE WITH ENG IN OPERATION. OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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