Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 26, 2008
Submitted
December 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N686FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
804
Aircraft time
13,979 hours, 7,705 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Engine time
14,873 hours, 8,108 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
CL
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

LEVEL CRUISE AT FL 250, ENG 2 FUEL CLOG LIGHT CAME ON WITH ASSOCIATED ECAM ALERT. REDUCED ENG 2 POWER TO IDLE IAW ECAM. STARTED RETURN TO MEM. AFTER 7-8 MINS AT IDLE, LIGHT WENT OUT AND STAYED OUT THROUGHOUT APPROACH AND LANDING USING NORMAL POWER. REPEAT WRITE UP, ORIGINAL FUEL FILTER FOUND TO HAVE NO CONTAMINATION. REPLACED FUEL FILTER REF AMM 73-12-0 2-4, LEAK CHECK OK. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG FUEL PRESS SWITCH IAW AMM 73-34-11-4 05 OPS NORMAL NO LEAKS NOTED. RAN NR 2 ENGINE PER JRH CLOG LIGHT REMAINED EXTINGUISHED.

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