Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
January 22, 2013
Submitted
January 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
904
Aircraft time
39,425 hours, 21,981 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B6P
Part
Control Valve
Part number
3266354
Part serial
WCPT2145C
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
36,922 hours, 17,731 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING NR 1 ENGINE START ATTEMPT, FUEL BEGAN POURING OUT OF LOWER FUEL DRAIN. FIRE CAME OUT OF LOWER VENTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS. FUEL CONTINUED TO POUR OUT. START ATTEMPT ABORTED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE HPT CLEARANCE CONTROL VALVE PER AMM 75-21-10-000-002 AND 75-21-10-400-002A. NO LEAKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 73-29-00-710-040B. TEST NORMAL WITH NO FAULTS.

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