Service difficulty report · Hmu · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 18, 2012
Submitted
August 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N846VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4895
Aircraft time
2,628 hours, 779 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4
Part
Hmu
Part number
8061536
Part serial
WYGD0192
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED ENG 2 THRUST WAS UNRESPONSIVE. VIA AIRCELL, THE CREW ADVISED THAT AT THE TOP OF DESCENT, WHEN THE THRUST WAS RETARDED, ENG 2 REMAINED AT CRUISE POWER SETTING. THE ECAM MESSAGE " ENG 2 FUEL CTL" FAULT WAS DISPLAYED. MCC REVIEWED THE FCOM WITH THE CREW/DISPATCHED AND ADVISED PRO-ABN 70 P45/82 AS A REFERENCE. THE CREW ADVISED THAT IF THEY COULD NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE ENGINE THEY WOULD PROCEED WITH THE FCOM PROCEDURE AND SHUTDOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE. THEN THE AIRCELL DROPPED. THE CREW CONTACTED OCC A FEW MINUTES LATER VIA AIRINC, ADVISING THAT DESCENDING THROUGH 17,000 FT THE ENGINE BECAME RESPONSIVE AND THEY WOULD CONTINUE WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX PERFORMED TSM TASK 73-10-00810-802-A AND FOUND RESISTANCE OUTSIDE ALLOWABLE LIMITS FOR THE HMU. ENG 2 HMU PN 8061-536, SN WYGD0192 WAS REPLACED. ALL OPS CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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