Service difficulty report · Cooler · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
December 18, 1999
Submitted
April 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59107
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
107
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Part
Cooler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MIA - FLT TA807 - DURING CRUISE, THE NR 2 ENGINE HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND PACK NR 2 AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE. WHEN CROSS BLEED VALVE WAS OPENED NR 1 BLEED AIR TEMPERATURE STARTED TO RISE. BOTH ENGINES BLEED WERE CLOSED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MIAMI FOR MAINTENANCE. AT MIAMI, TECHS PERFORMED INSPECTION ON BOTH ENGINES. FOUND BOTH PRECOOLERS WITH CRACKS OUT OF LIMITS. THE AIRCRAFT REMAINS ON GROUND AWAITING THESE PRECOOLERS. AS PART OF THE TROUBLESHOOTING, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PNEUMATIC CONTROLLERS AS PER AMM 36-11-19. (M)

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