Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 8, 2007
Submitted
October 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
36,027 hours, 13,851 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Part number
6774E010000
Part serial
0380
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
26,912 hours, 10,487 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAS - YVR - EL - FLT 437 - LOG 7628896. CREW REPORTED DURING CLIMB BOTH ENGINES WERE SURGING. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO LAS. MX REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE IAW AMM 36-11. MX ALSO REPLACED THE ZONE CONTROL VALVE. OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. A/C PASSED CHECK FLIGHT. A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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