Service difficulty report · Bleed Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 5, 2008
Submitted
August 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1644
Aircraft time
25,400 hours, 9,636 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bleed Valve
Part number
5950041108
Part serial
0441
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
19,978 hours, 7,413 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 569 PHX-MCO -AIR TURNBACK- CAPTAIN RECEIVED NR2 ENG SYSTEM FAULT ON TAKEOFF AND EXCEEDED EGT LIMITS REACHING 641 DEGREES. THE ENG THRUST WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REDUCED BUT CREW WAS UNABLE TO INCREASE THRUST TO CLIMB OR CRUISE WITHOUT EXCEEDING EGT LIMITS. THE ACFT RETURNED TO PHX AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HPT/LPT ACTIVE CLEARANCE CONTROL VALVE ACTUATOR, 10TH STAGE BLEED VALVE AND VARIABLE STATOR VANE ACTUATOR. VENDOR TEARDOWN REPORT INDICATES THE 10TH STAGE BLEED VALVE WAS A CONFIRMED FAILURE. TEARDOWN FOR THE HPT/LPT ACC VALVE ACTUATOR ALSO INDICATED LEAKAGE.

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