Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
April 30, 2017
Submitted
May 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N285AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1100
Aircraft time
30,029 hours, 4,473 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
23,161 hours, 3,542 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
21SN04338
Part serial
F000523
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
16,350 hours, 2,624 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL ACCOUNT DUEL FUEL FILTER CLOG INDICATION. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED ENGINE 2 FUEL FILTER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH. ALSO SEE AALA201705039011, AALA201705039012 & AALA201705039014.

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