Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
October 8, 2014
Submitted
October 9, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N702UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
896
Aircraft time
43,906 hours, 25,177 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B6P
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON POWER APPLICATION ON TAKEOFF, THE ACFT MADE A SHARP LT TURN, RECOVERED WITH RUDDER APPLICATION TO NORMAL TAKEOFF. ON CLIMB OUT FLIGHT ATTENDANT REPORTED A LOUD CLUNK SOUND IN CABIN. NO ABNORMAL INDICATION ON ANY PAGES. FLIGHT CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX DUPLICATED STEERING TO LT WHEN ACCELERATING TO TAKEOFF POWER, RT ENG IS COMING UP TO SPEED FASTER THAN LT ENG. TROUBLE SHOT IAW TSM 71-00-00-810-807A. ACCOMPLISHED ACCELERATION CHECK IAW 71-00-00-710-025A. LT ENG WAS 4.6 SECONDS & RT ENG WAS 3.0 SECONDS. LIMIT IS 7.5 SECONDS WELL WITHIN LIMITS. BLEEDS WERE OFF FOR TEST. ALSO, ACCOMPLISHED SAME TEST WITH BLEEDS ON. RT ENG STILL SPOOLED UP FASTER THAN LT ENG, STILL WELL BELOW THE 7.5 SECOND LIMIT. INSPECTED & CHECKED LT ENG PS3 LINE & VSV FOR LEAKAGE, NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND. ACCOMPLISHED MOTORING TEST, NO FAULTS. INSPECTED LG FUSELAGE & FLIGHT CONTROLS, NO DISCREPANCIES OBSERVED, COULD NOT DUPLICATE CLUNK SOUND.

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