Service difficulty report · Ecu · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 7, 2011
Submitted
October 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
20,955 hours, 11,186 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5F
Part
Ecu
Part number
1797M63P08
Part serial
ECDD7212
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, 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 1 ENGINE POSSIBLE COMPRESSOR STALL WHILE DESCENDING. HEARD A POP ON LT SIDE AND NOTICED NR1 N1 RPM AT 20 PERCENT, EGT AT 700 DEG, AT N2 58 PERCENT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUTS. ENGINE APPEARED TO RECOVER TO NORMAL AFTER LANDED & TAXIED CLEAR OF RUNWAY. R & R NR 1 ENGINE ECU IAW MM 73-21-01-04, PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF HPC STAGES 1,6 AND 12, REF AMM 72-31-00-6 AND HPT STAGE 1 REF AMM 72-53-00-6. IAW WITH AMM 72-00-00-6, PARA 7G 4-5 STALL INSPECTION. NO LIMITING DEFECTS NOTED. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE. PERFORMED POWER ASSURANCE TEST IAW A300JRH. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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