Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
January 9, 2009
Submitted
January 9, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
364
Aircraft time
48,885 hours, 21,437 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A3
Engine time
2,430 hours, 1,353 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Dirty
Location
Nr 2 Eng Fuel
Part time
31,566 hours, 15,182 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG FUEL FILTER CLOG LIGHT & ECAM INDICATION ON CLIMB-OUT PASSING 2000 FT. POWER REDUCED & ECAM INDICATIONS WENT AWAY. TRIED ADVANCING THROTTLE AGAIN & ECAM INDICATIONS BACK ON. REMOVED & INSPECTED NR 2 ENGINE FUEL FILTER FOR CONTAMINATION. FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF FIBER MATERIAL IN FILTER, WITH NO METAL NOTED. REPLACED FUEL FILTER & RAN NR 2 ENG AT IDLE. REMOVED FILTER AGAIN & INSPECTED. FILTER CLEAN. INSTALLED NEW FILTER & LEAK CHECKED. REMOVED NR 2 ENG FUEL FILTER, INSPECTED FILTER FOR CONTAMINATION, NONE FOUND. INSTALLED NEW FUEL FILTER IAW AMM 73-12-03-2. RAN NR 2 ENG IAW JRH, FUEL CLOG LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE DURING ENG RUN, OPS & LEAK CHKD GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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