Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
August 2, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N921FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
2010
Aircraft time
20,992 hours, 10,171 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Part
Sensor
Part number
RP19801
Part serial
YC135887P
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, PILOT REPORTED NR 2 ENG N1, N2, EGT AND FUEL FLOW WERE FLUCTUATING DRASTICALLY, HIGH POWER TO LOW PWR WITH NO APPARENT YAW OF THE PLANE. PILOT STATES THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THE NR 2 ENG WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, BUT IGNITION DID TURN ON AUTOMATICALLY WHEN SITUATION OCCURRED AND THEY NOTICED AUTO THRUST OF THE NR 2 ENG LAGGED SLIGHTLY BEHIND THE NR 1 ENG. MX PERFORMED TROUBLESHOOTING AND INSP IAW TSM 70-00-00-810-866 AND TSM 73-20-00-810-920. MX REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE T-12 SENSOR IAW AMM 73-21-40 PB401. ACFT WAS DETERMINED OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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