Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 6, 2012
Submitted
March 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N463UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1282
Aircraft time
41,123 hours, 15,886 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Valve
Part number
6740B04
Part serial
961
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG FIRE LOOP A TB 450VT2 NEED OP CHECK AFTER SUPPORT BRACKT INSTALLATION. REPLACED BRACKET AND BURNDY BLOCK. NR 2 ENG STILL HAS "A" LOOP FAULT AFTER ENG START. FIRE LOOP A FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. REPLACED FIRE LOOP, OPS CHECKS GOOD. MESSAGE RETURNED. REPLACED 4000WD1 AND 3WD2. CHKD OK ON ENG RUN AND BITE TEST. FAULT REOCCURED ON TAXI OUT. RING OUT ALL WIRING AND LOOPS ALL CHECK GOOD. WITH ENG BLEED ON FIRE LOOP 'A' FAULTING. WITH APU BLEED ON AND BOOST 1 SELECTED, NR 2 ENG FIRE LOOP 'A' FAULTS. LARGE LEAK FOUND AT OVERPRESSURE VALVE ON NR 2 ENG. REPLACED OVERPRESS VALVE, NO LEAKS. REPLACED FDU PER MM WITH APU BLEED ON, NO FIRE DET FAULTS. RAN ENG FOR 10 MIN WITH BLEED ON, NO FAULTS.

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