Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
January 23, 2008
Submitted
January 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
572
Aircraft time
39,777 hours, 20,246 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Engine time
30,520 hours, 8,940 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
21W4072537
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oil System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, X
Precautionary procedure
G

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 PRESS LOW WARNING. PRESS SHOWED NEAR ZERO, S/D ENG NR 1, ENG NR 1 WINDMILL APPROX 10 MIN, PER CREW DEBRIEF, ON DESCENT WITH THROTTLES AT IDLE. ADVANCED THROTTLES TO LEVEL OFF, NR 1 ENG W/N RESPOND, ECAM WARN FOR LOW OIL PRESS CAME ON, CREW S/D NR 1 ENG. BITE TEST ON NR 1 FADEC FOUND CODES 350-18 AND 350-29 ON CH A AND B. BACKSHELL DAMAGED AT C/P DH10. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG OIL PRESS XMTR AND LOP SW. LEAK CK'S GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER. NO DEFECTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED TCC DUE FAULT CODES 350-18,350-29. REPLACED FUEL FILTER. PERF'D AFS/LAND TEST, OPS NORM. REMOVED AND REPLACED CONNECTOR DH10 AND BACKSHELL ASSY.

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