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Incident

FAA incident report · Airbus A310-222 · Indianapolis, IN · February 2, 2003

Date: February 2, 2003 · 09:20 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: FDEA
Aircraft: N454FE
Reported as: Airbus A310222
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

N454FERegistered now · Airbus Industrie A310-222S/N 278 · Built 1983 Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A310-222 Engine modelPratt & Whitney JT9D seriesTurbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On feb 02 2003 while enroute roc to mem at FL 350, all four left wheel temps went to 400 degrees. Right wheels remained at 5 degrees. The crew suspected a duct failure. An emergency was declared and the flight diverted to ind. The brake temperature sensor system was found to be malfunctioning. The air carrier is required to submit a mechanical interruption report for this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON FEB 02 2003 WHILE ENROUTE ROC TO MEM AT FL 350, ALL FOUR LEFT WHEEL TEMPS WENT TO 400 DEGREES. RIGHT WHEELS REMAINED AT 5 DEGREES. THE CREW SUSPECTED A DUCT FAILURE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO IND. THE BRAKE TEMPERATURE SENSOR SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. THE AIR CARRIER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A MECHANICAL INTERRUPTION REPORT FOR THIS INCIDENT.