Service difficulty report · Terminal Block · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
April 17, 2005
Submitted
April 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
224
Aircraft time
37,468 hours, 26,521 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D*
Engine time
22,595 hours, 10,563 cycles
Part
Terminal Block
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMB-OUT, NOTICED NR 2 EGT NEEDLE/ANALOGUE GAUGE FLUCTATING-RECEIVED ECAM FOR NR 2 ENG OVERLIMITS. PULLED POWER BACK. GAUGE STABILIZED THEN STARTED TO FLUCTUATE AGAIN. RAN QRH, DECIDED TO RETURN. BURNED DOWN FUEL TO MAX LNBW. NORMAL LANDING, TAXI IN. DEBRIEFED CREW NO OTHER INDICATION ON NR 2 ENG FUEL FLOW, N1 AND N2 NORMAL. DURING SECURITY CK OF WIRE HARNESS ON ENG FOUND BOTH NUTS ON ENG TERMINAL BLOCK ON FAN CASE BEFORE CONNECTOR 4951P FINGER TIGHT. TIGHTENED NUTS PER SMP AND PROCEEDED TO CK WIRING FROM T591 JUNCTION BLOCK TO CONNECTOR 4951P. ALSO MEGGED WIRES. ACCOMPLISHED POWER RUN TO 1.3 EPR PER JRH CH 4-35.

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