Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
August 6, 2008
Submitted
August 12, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
264
Aircraft time
36,716 hours, 24,707 cycles
Part
Connector
Part number
51444133
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fire Detection
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O FROM KIND, NR 2 ENG SHOWED ADVISORY FRO "NAC HEAT" OF 90. LEVELED OFF AT 15,000 FEET AND SLOWED TO 200 K. NAC HEAT DID NOT REDUCE. CONSULTED GOC AND RETURNED TO KIND AS EMERGENCY A/C. FIRE DEPT FOUND NO HOTSPOTS. SINGLE-ENG TAXIED TO PARKING. CREW DEBRIEFED REVEALED NO LEFT ECAM SCREEN ADVISORY OR INSTRUCTIONS. ENGINE PAGE CAME UP ON RIGHT ECAM. NO FIRE WARNING ASSOCIATED WITH ENGINE. WENT TO DISCONNECT CONNECTOR DH6 AND FOUND WIRE PULLED OUT OF CONNECTOR. REPLACED CONNECTOR DH6 PER ESPM AND PERFORMED ADJUSTMENT TEST OF FIRE AND OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM. TESTS OK.

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