Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 5, 2005
Submitted
January 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
738
Aircraft time
16,290 hours, 8,237 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Engine time
12,005 hours, 6,438 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROACHING LEVEL OFF AT FL330 THE NR 2 OIL QUANTITY ON BOTH THE DIAL AND ECAM WAS 4 GALLONS. OVER THE NEXT TWO MINUTES BOTH INDICATORS DROPPED SLOWLY TO ZERO (WITH ENGINE ADVISORY). THEN THE OIL PRESSURE ON THE NR 2 ENGINE DROPPED FROM 36 TO 24 PSI AND STARTED TO FLUCTUATE. ATB TO MEM. AT 8000 FT BOTH THE OIL QUANTITY AND PRESSURE BEGAN TO RETURN TO NORMAL. ON FINAL APPROACH BOTH HAD RETURNED TO NORMAL.

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