Service difficulty report · Thermostat · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 17, 2011
Submitted
November 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2177
Aircraft time
30,861 hours, 10,890 cycles
Part
Thermostat
Part number
342B050000
Part serial
06665
Condition
Failed
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
19,703 hours, 6,981 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLT 823 JFK-SDQ, AIR RETURN TO JFK DUE TO AIR ENG 2 BLEED FAULT AT CRUISE ALTITUDE FL 370. QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND WHILE PERFORMING PROCEDURE THE FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED A SECOND AIR ENGINE BLEED 1 FAULT. AIRCRAFT BEGIN LOSING PRESSURIZATION AND AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS INITIATED. PRECOOLER TEMP ON NR 1 AND NR 2 WAS 240 DEGREES. THE TECHNICIAN REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE THERMOSTAT AS PER AMM 36-11-43. OPS CHECK OK.

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