Service difficulty report · Priority Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 18, 2010
Submitted
February 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
51,974 hours, 19,080 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Priority Valve
Condition
Locked
Location
Bleed System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

LOST NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE BLEEDS, FLIGHT DIVERTED. MX INSPECTED BOTH ENGINES, FOUND NR 2 PRV LOCKED CLOSED. DETERMINED NR 1 BLEED TRIP AND OVERTEMP TO BE CAUSED BY NR 2 ENGINE PRV BEING LOCKED OUT WITH DUAL PACK OPS. HAD MCI MX OPEN COWLING AND INSPECT NR 2 ENGINE DUCTING AND SENSE LINES. MX FOUND THAT THE PRV ON THIS ENGINE WAS CLOSED AND A LOOSE SENSE LINE NEAR THE COMPRESSOR VALVES. LINE WAS SECURED, REACTIVATED THE PRV AND LOCKED OUT THE HP VALVE. MX OPERATED APU AND RAN NR1 PACK, PACK OPS NORMAL. SUSPECT PACK MSG DUE TO NR 2 ENG PRV VALVE BEING LOCKED OUT. NO FURTHER ISSUES.

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