Service difficulty report · Starter · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
January 12, 2000
Submitted
November 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AB
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
676
Part
Starter
Part number
774860A3
Part serial
900426
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
15,989 hours, 6,428 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

KIN/JFK - FLT JM 017 - DURING START OF NR 1 ENGINE, A VIBRATION WAS NOTED AT 35 PERCENT N2. AT 44 PERCENT N2, THE ENGINE ROLL BACK WITH N2 DECREASING AND EGT AT 320 AND RISING. AN ENGINE CRANK ATTEMPTED WITH NO N2 ROTATION. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE AND WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STARTER. INVEST BY MAINTENANCE REVEALED THE STARTER HAD SEIZED. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AND FUNCTION CHECKED SERVICEABLE. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (X)

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