Service difficulty report · Lock · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
February 27, 2007
Submitted
March 7, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N450FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
162
Aircraft time
37,775 hours, 27,082 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4D
Engine time
32,423 hours, 16,450 cycles
Part
Lock
Condition
Unknown
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING LANDING AT KBUR, THRUST REVERSER LEVERS EXTREMELY STIFF, F/O LOWERED REVERSER OR ATTEMPTED TO STOW AND LEVERS WERE SO STIFF COULD NOT STOW REVERSERS. ALL BETWEEN 80-60 KTS, AT ABOUT 65 KTS CAPT COMMANDED F/O TO MOVE HAND FROM THROTTLE AND POUNDED AND SLAMMED REVERSERS OUT PRIOR TO GETTING REVERSERS STOWED NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND FLAMED OUT. EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DISCONNECT AUTO BRAKES. ACCOMPLISHED HPT AND COMBUSTION CHAMBER BORESCOPE. REMOVED & REPLACED SYNCHRONOUS SHAFT LOCK ASSY. RT SIDE PER AMM 78-31-41-4. OP'S CK OK.

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