Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
October 15, 2008
Submitted
October 20, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
342
Aircraft time
44,681 hours, 16,728 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D7R4E
Part
Engine
Condition
Hung Start
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NUMBER TWO ENGINE HUNG START AT 36 PERCENT N2, EGT 506'. ABORTED START FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES. SECOND START ATTEMPT NUMBER TWO ENGINE HUNG AT 38 PERCENT N2. START AIR PRESSURE 30 PSI. REJECTED START AT 529'. OBSERVED PEAK EGT 538'. ENGINE REMOVAL APPROVED BY PROPULSION ENGR. DUE TO HIGH DRAG OF THE N2 SPOOL. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE IAW W/C 44T0704-2 REV 14 OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD PER JRM AND AMM 72-00 TEST 13. OK FOR SERVICE.

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