Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 12, 2022
Submitted
September 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910AU
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
7876
Aircraft time
15,111 hours, 5,869 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
15,111 hours, 5,869 cycles
Part
None
Part number
1806D000001
Part serial
180613434
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
15,111 hours, 5,869 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON TAKEOFF OUT OF DFW , ENGINE #1 VIBRATION AT T.O. THRUST . ON THRUST REDUCTION VIBRATION SUBSIDED BUT #1 EPR FLUCTUATED IN CLIMB POWER ENGINE READINGS NORMAL AT REDUCED THRUST. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A DFDR DOWN LOAD AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE VIBRATION WAS NOT THE ISSUE BUT INSTEAD WAS AN EPR FLUCTUATION DURING FLIGHT ISSUE. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TSM 71-00-00-810-832-A AND REPLACED THE LEFT HAND PACK FLOW CONTROL VALVE PER AMM 21-51-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. IN ADDITION THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF HIGH POWER ENGINE RUNS WAS DONE WITH NO EPR FLUCTUATIONS NOTED.