Service difficulty report · Tailpipe · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
January 21, 2003
Submitted
January 23, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
394
Aircraft time
37,515 hours, 17,545 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Tailpipe
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 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

SIGNIFICANT TAIL PIPE FIRE DAMAGE FOUND ON POSTFLIGHT WALKAROUND, ON INBOARD AILERON, AND BOTH CANOE FAIRINGS ADJACENT TO THE AILERON ON THE NR 2 ENGINE SIDE (INWORK) WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH WRI 73-10/4991, CHECKED COMBUSTER DRAIN VALVE IAW M/M. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED COMBUSTOR DRAIN VALVE PRECAUTIONARY IAW M/M. NO FUEL NOTED IN DRAIN LINE. IAW MOCC, NR 2 ENG MEC REQUIRES CHANGING PRIOR TO NEXT ENGINE START.

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