Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
January 24, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
572
Aircraft time
39,777 hours, 20,246 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ON DESCENT NR 1 ENG THRUST WOULD NOT INCREASE, FOLLOWED BY OIL PRESSURE LOW WARNING, PRESSURE SHOWED NEAR ZERO, SHUT DOWN ENG NR 1 (ENG NR 1 WINDMILL APPROX 10 MIN). PER FLIGHT CREW DEBRIEF: THEY WERE ON DESCENT WITH THROTTLES AT IDLE. ADVANCED THROTTLES TO LEVEL OFF, NR 1 ENG WOULD NOT RESPOND, ECAM WARNING FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE CAME ON, CREW SHUT DOWN NR 1 ENG. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONNECTOR DH10 AND BACKSHELL ASSY ON FMU IAW A300 HOOKUP LIST AND WDM 76-12-01. ACCOMPLISHED POWER RUN BOTH ENG. ALL PARAMETERS WITHIN LIMITS.

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