Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
December 2, 2003
Submitted
December 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
360
Aircraft time
31,237 hours, 17,231 cycles
Engine
Ge CF6*
Part
Thrust Reverser
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

1 ENG ON T/O, N1 DID NOT REACH T/O PWR. ENG N1 90 PRCT. ENG 2 N1 100 PRCT. TRIED TO MATCH N1 BY PUSHING UP 1 THROTTLE WHICH CAUSED 1 EGT TO RISE TO CAUTION RANGE ABOUT 890, RETARDED THROTTLES AT THAT TIME ECAM WARNING HP VALVE FAULT -OFF, 1 HP VALVE SELECTED OFF , 1 HP VALVE SWITCH FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. ECAM ADVISORY TEMP 245 FOLLOWED BY 1 ENG LOOP B LIGHT, FOLLOWED BY NR 1 ENG FIRE INDICATION ON ECAM AND OVERHEAD PANEL. REDUCE THROTTLES TO IDLE. FIRE INDICATION WENT OUT. RETURNED TO LAND KMIA. PYLON INSPECTION SEE WRI 05-50/6316. REVERSER REMOVED AND REPLACED SEE WRI 78-30/6317. CORE COWL REMOVED AND REPLACED SEE WRI 71-10/6321.

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