ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 351897
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| Date: | Saturday 9 September 2017 |
| Time: | 10:30 UTC |
| Type: |  Airbus A320-231 |
| Owner/operator: | Bulgarian Air Charter |
| Registration: | LZ-LAD |
| MSN: | 0353 |
| Engine model: | IAEV2500-A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | near Sofia Airport -
 Bulgaria
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Bratislava-M. R. Štefánik Airport (BTS/LZIB) |
| Sofia-Vrazhdebna Airport (SOF/LBSF) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIU Bulgaria |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Airbus A320-231 was performing a ferry flight from Bratislava (Slovakia) to Sofia (Bulgaria) and shortly after levelling off at FL330, warning message appeared on the ECAM "ENG2 FUEL FLOW LOW". The engine power lever was retarded to IDLE. After assessing the situation, the flight crew decided to continue the flight to LBSF at FL250. While implementing approach the flight crew received new warning message on ECAM "ENG2 FADEC ALTERNATOR" followed by the engine shutdown.
Causes
The prime cause:
Failure of the FADEC control system of No 2 engine.
The main cause:
Fault of electrical system of the Fuel Metering Unit (FMU) caused by a short circuit or loss/interruption of the electrical signal to the Fuel Metering Valve (FMV).
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://bea.aero/en/investigation-reports/notified-events/detail/serious-incident-to-the-airbus-a320-registered-lz-lad-and-operated-by-bulgarian-air-charter-on-09-09-2017-near-sofia-investigation-led-by-aaiu---bulgaria/
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2024 09:05 | ASN | Added |
| 29-Mar-2024 15:19 | ASN | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Narrative, Accident report] |
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