Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 7, 2012
Submitted
March 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N749FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
536
Aircraft time
50,248 hours, 22,511 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Shorted
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CR
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

ABNORMAL NR 1 THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK ON ECAM. DIVERTED IAW QRH. NO ADVERSE YAW OR ROLL ASSOCIATED WITH THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN, KEPT AT IDLE POWER. FOUND PIN J ON CONNECTOR D5003P AT J-BOX SHORTED BETWEEN THE CONNECTOR CHASSIS AND PIN D WHICH IS CHANNEL B FOR LEFT RVDT AND PROVIDES THE FADEC WITH REVERSER POSITION FEEDBACK. REPAIRED PIN PER A300 ESPM 20-44-00. REACTIVATED T/R PER 78-32-00-09-0AND OPERATED PER A300 JRH. OPS TESTED NORMAL. OPERATED ENGINE PER JRH ALL OPS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT OKAY FOR SERVICE

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