Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
December 1, 2016
Submitted
December 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N278AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
72,464 hours, 10,102 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4168A
Engine time
63,447 hours, 8,879 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE CREW REPORTED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS VIBRATING AND HAD A HIGH EGT AND INTERMITTENT FIRE WARNING. POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. ACFT GROUND. REPLACED THE LEFT ENGINE.

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