Service difficulty report · Fmu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
March 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1166
Aircraft time
48,515 hours, 17,895 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fmu
Part number
8061639
Part serial
16598093
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
13,207 hours, 4,426 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED THAT DURING TAXI, STARTED ENGINE 2 AND EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL, BUT AFTER ADDING POWER ABOVE IDLE, RECEIVED 'ENG 2 FAIL' MESSAGE. ATTEMPTED CROSS BLEED HUNG START. APU BLEED START ALSO FAILED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 FUEL METERING UNIT AND LP/HP FUEL PUMP. AFTER REVIEW OF TEARDOWN REPORTS THE FMU WAS THE ROOT CAUSE WITH A SERVO VLV LEAKING.

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