Service difficulty report · Reheater · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 18, 2013
Submitted
April 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N417UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
483
Aircraft time
63,053 hours, 23,734 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Reheater
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RIGHT WING LEAK DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN AIR. RAN APU BLEED "BOOSTED", RAN NR 2 PACK, CHECKED FOR AIR LEAKS AT FWD END OF PACK. ACCOMPLISHED MT 36-002 AND FOUND REHEATER CRACKED. REPLACED REHEATER. RAN ENGINE CHECKED ANTI-ICE SYSTEM CHECKED OKAY.

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