Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
July 7, 2005
Submitted
July 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
224
Aircraft time
37,683 hours, 26,669 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D*
Engine time
37,178 hours, 22,810 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Wire
Condition
Broken
Location
Throttle
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO ENG NR 2 FAILED TO STABILIZE AT 40 PERCENT POWER, WITH NR 1 ENG THROTTLE SET NORMALLY TO PRODUCE 40 PERCENT N1 THE NR 2 THROTTLE WAS THREE KNOB WIDTHS AHEAD AND STILL ONLY PRODUCING 25 PERCENT N1. FOUND WIRE BROKEN INSIDE RING TERMINAL. RE-TERMINATED WIRE 072007-18 PER STD WIRING PRACTICES. IDLE CHECK AND UP TO 40 PERCENT N1 WAS NORMAL ACCELERATION.

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