Service difficulty report · Sensing Element · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 21, 2012
Submitted
January 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N703JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3381
Aircraft time
16,206 hours, 5,594 cycles
Part
Sensing Element
Condition
Faulty
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 544 DIVERTED, AFTER TAKEOFF AT ACCEL ALT CREW GOT THE AIR L WING LEAK. T/S AS PER ASM 36-22-01(SO1), FOUND LOOP "A" AND LOOP "B" FAULTS FOR LT WING. AFTER BMC1-2 TEST LOOP "A" OPEN SIGNAL. FOUND LOOSE CONNECTOR AT DISCONNECT 22HF/23HF - AFTER RECURRING, RESISTANCE CHECKS GOOD (11 OHMS). LT WING LOOP B READING SHORT WITH AIR BLEED CLASS 11 MAINTENANCE MESSAGES DISPLAYED ON ECAM. REMOVED AND REPLACED 55 HF OVERHEAT SENSING ELEMENT PER A320 AMM 36-22-16-400-007. OPS CHECK OF OVERHEAT DETECTION SYS NORMAL.

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