SDR 06FDEA1306

Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A310221

Difficulty date
April 4, 2006
Submitted
April 6, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416FE
Make and model
Airbus A310221
Aircraft serial
288
Aircraft time
38,109 hours, 19,511 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D*
Engine time
18,753 hours, 9,428 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
9799124
Part serial
P186C
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Thrust Reverser
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

SHORTLY AFTER T/O, NR 2 REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ECAM WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON FOR APPROX 30 SEC, FLICKERED AND WENT OUT. THE LIGHT AND ECAM WARNING CAME ON AGAIN A FEW SECONDS LATER IT STAYED ILLUMINATED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND WENT OUT, AT NO TIME DID THE A/C YAW OR SHOW ANY SIGNS OF HAVING A REVERSER UNLOCKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED SOLENOID SELECTOR VALVE A310MM 78-31-10-4-03. OPERATED NR 2 REVERSER SEVERAL TIMES, OPS CHECK GOOD. VERIFIED UNLOCK LIGHT GOES OUT WHEN REV NR 2 IS STOWED.

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