SDR AALA960129

Service difficulty report · Probe · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
January 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N59081
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
639
Part
Probe
Part number
9373M91P03
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Eng Lpt
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
T
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

PHL - FLT 1425 - AFTER T/O PHL DURING INITIAL CLIMB, NR 1 ENG EXPERIENCED UNCONTAINED FAILURE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO LT CORE COWL AND LT AILERON. ACCOMP PROCEDURES AND SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENG. A/C RETURNED TO PHL AND LANDED W/O INCIDENT. REPLACED NR 1 ENG AND LT CORE COWL. ACCOMP LEAK CHECKS AND GROUND ENG RUN WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. ACCOMP INTERIM REPAIR TO LT AILERON AND A/C MX FERRY PHL/JFK. REPLACED LT AILERON AT JFK. FOUND 1.6 INCH SECTION OF T49 THERMOCOUPLE PROBE MISSING FROM THE 12:00 O'CLOCK PROBE. MISSING SECTION OF PROBE IMPACTED THE LPT STAGE 1 BLADES CAUSING A SUBSEQUENT STAGE 1 BLADE SEPARATION. 10X VISUAL INSPECT OF ALL PROBES HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED. ENG REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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