Service difficulty report · Hmu · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
December 17, 2013
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
3204
Aircraft time
21,739 hours, 7,947 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B6P
Part
Hmu
Part number
536
Part serial
WYGB7201
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, CREW RECEIVED NR 1 ENGINE, NR 2 ENGINE OVER LIMIT ECAM EMESSAGE WITH ASSOCIATED FUEL CONTROL FAULT AND HMU, FMV, ENGINE 1A, 1B, CREW FOLLOWED SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE FOR NR 1 ENGINE AND SENT ACARS MESSAGE TO DISPATCH WITH MSG " ENGINE 1 PRECAUTION SHUTDOWN, DIVERTING, ETA 10 MIN. DISPATCHER ADVISED MCC AND ACFT LANDED AT DIVERSION AIRPORT WITHOUT DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. ONCE ON THE GROUND, MAINTENANCE CONTROL REQUESTED FADEC TEST AND N2 MAX VALUE WAS RECORDED AT 106.7 PERCENT FOR 82 SECONDS. AMM REF 72-00-00-200-008-A, CORE ENGINE, N2, OVERSPEED INSPECTIONS: IF CORE ENGINE SPEEDS EXCEEDS 105.8 PERCENT, SHUTDOWN, REMOVE ENGINE AND RETURN TO SHOP FOR OVERSPEED INSPECTIONS. CONTINUITY CHECKS PERFORMED ON HMU AND ECU IAW TSM 73-10-00-810 AND ECU CHECKS WERE OUT OF LIMITS WITH J8 CONTINUITY PIN 27 AND 28 TO GROUND OPEN. UPDATE: 4/23/2014: THE FMV WENT FULL OPEN AS THE DFDR RECORDED A CHB COMMAND/POSITION FAULT. THERE WERE NO LATCHED ELECTRICAL FAULTS. AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGATION OF THE HMC AND FADEC, CFM IS UNABLE TO CONFIRM ANY CAUSE OF THE FMV MALFUNCTION. THEY DO NOT EVEN SUGGEST ANY LIKELY OR PROPOSED CAUSE. THIS WAS A LOTC EVENT. THIS INVESTIGATION SEEMS TO INDICATE THA THE ENGINE DOES NOT MEET THE DESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE 14 CFR 33.28, D, 2.

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