Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 31, 2012
Submitted
May 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3349
Part
Check Valve
Part number
ZCV6361
Condition
Defective
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE CREW CALLED THE OCC VIA AIRCELL TO REPORT THAY HAD A NR 1 ENGINE BLEED FAULT AND A YELLOW HYDRAULIC ENGINE 2 PUMP FAULT, LOW PRESSURE AND RESERVOIR OVERHEAT MESSAGE. AFTER DISCUSSION WITH THE DISPATCHER, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND RETURN TO DEPARTURE, DUE TO THE YELLOW HYD SYS ISSUES. THE ACFT MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT 2051Z, TAXIED OFF THE ACTIVE AND RECEIVED A TOW TO THE GATE. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING, MX FOUND THE NR 2 ENGINE EDP PROVIDED ZERO PRESSURE AND THE ELECTRIC PUMP WAS MAKING GRINDING NOISES AND TRIPPING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. THE NR 1 PRESSURE REGULATING VALVE WAS ALSO FOUND AS THE CAUSE OF THE BLEED FAULT. ALL ABOVE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE HP, LP AND CASE DRAIN FILTERS. TECH SUPPORT AND SIL 29-099, CHECK VALVE 3083GM WAS REPLACED, ALTHOUGH WITH PN ZCV63-6-1 INSTEAD OF THE PREFERRED -7, DUE TO PARTS AVAILABILITY. THIS CHECK VALVE WILL BE UPGRADED NEXT OPPORTUNITY ONCE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. THE ACFT PASSED ALL LEAK AND OPS TESTS OF THE AFFECTED SYS AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 4/3/2012.

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