Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
January 8, 2022
Submitted
January 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6255
Aircraft time
23,903 hours, 9,328 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
23,902 hours, 9,328 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
G4000VSVA02
Part serial
AAG15621
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
11,692 hours, 5,807 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON DESCENT ABOUT 20 MINUTES OUT OF CLT AT IDLE NUMBER 1 ENGINE STALLED THEN NUMBER 1 ENGINE FAILED. FOLLOWED ELECTRONIC CENTRALIZED AIRCRAFT MONITOR SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. DID NOT RESTART ATTEMPT DUE TO AUDIBLE BANGS FROM NUMBER 1. STALL LANDING UNEVENTFUL. ENGINE 1 VARIABLE STATOR ACTUATOR CHANGED AND OPERATIONS CHECKED PER JOB CARD 26T40075005. BORO-SCOPE PERFORMED, SCAVENGE FILTERS (AALA202201111158) AND PRESSURE FILTER (AALA202201116896) CHANGED PER AMA 72-00-00-200 AND 79-22-43. PER TSM 75-30-00-810 ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL (AALA202201118114) WAS ADDITIONALLY CHANGED PER JOB CARD 26L40073002. ENGINE RUN, IDLE, GOOD.