# SDR AALA201612059022

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 1, 2016
- Submitted: December 14, 2016
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: N278AY
- Make and model: Airbus A330-323
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 388
- Aircraft time: 72,464 hours, 10,102 cycles
- Engine: Pwa PW4168A
- Engine time: 63,447 hours, 8,879 cycles
- System (JASC): [7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/7200)
- Part: Engine
- Condition: Vibration
- Location: Left
- Stage of operation: CL
- How discovered: O
- Nature of condition: E, J
- Precautionary procedure: A
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201612059022

## Discrepancy

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.