Service difficulty report · Terminal · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 22, 2016
Submitted
July 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
889
Aircraft time
59,897 hours, 26,037 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
47,925 hours, 20,497 cycles
Part
Terminal
Condition
Broken
Location
Thermocouple
Part time
3,910 hours, 2,171 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 2 ENGINE EGT WAS ABNORMALLY LOW (160 DEGREES C) DURING TAKE OFF ROLL AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF BELOW 60 KNOTS. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE EGT INDICATION WAS ERRATIC DURING ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE EGT THERMOCOUPLE PROBE TERMINAL LUG BROKEN AT THE SEVEN O CLOCK POSITION LOOKNING FORWARD ON THE NR 2 ENGINE AND REPLACED IT IAW AMM 77-21-43. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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