Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 9, 2012
Submitted
October 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1427
Aircraft time
38,257 hours, 16,441 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
38,293 hours, 15,530 cycles
Part
Bleed Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ECAM ENGINE 1 STALL. ON DESCENT AUTOTHRUST OFF. ENGINE 1 AT IDLE. ENGINE 1 ADVANCED ECAM WENT AWAY. ENGINE 1, PER CREW ON DESCENT 10,000FT, A-THRTL OFF, ENGINES AT IDLE, ENGINE 1 STALL ECAM APPEARED, THROTTLE MOVED FORWARD. ECAM CLEARED, NO STALL OR SURGE FELT OR HEARD ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL. OPBLM TOMC. 08SEP12. ACP POWER ASSURANCE CHECK PER JRH 2-40-35, NO MSGS NOTED ON ECAM, NO STALLS HEARD OR FELT. ACP TSM 71-00-00-810-808. BOROS GOOD REF PTT 2622002.ST 7A AND B FAILED BLEED VALVE TEST. REPLACED BOTH VALVES PER MM AND -011A. BOTH VALVES TEST GOOD. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF ST 7 114813 SOLENOIDS PER MM. SOLENOIDS CHECK GOOD. ALL OTHER CHECKS GOOD.

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