Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
May 30, 2012
Submitted
May 31, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
278
Aircraft time
31,042 hours, 15,303 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT9D*
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
A60302B
Part serial
1262003
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NR 2 FUEL FLITER CLOG WOULD NOT GO AWAY AFTER QRH PROCEDURE. FOLLOWED ECAM AND QRH. DECLARED PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY. NR 2 ENG REMAINED AT IDLE REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. REF TSM 73-30-10, AMM 73-34-00-00, AMM 73-34-11-04, AND AMM 73-12-03-04: FOUND LIGHT STAYED ON AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN, WOULD EXTINGUISH WHEN DP SWITCH DISCONNECTED. R & R'D DP SWITCH, R &R D LP FUEL FILTER PRECAUTIONARY. LEAK CKS ACCOMPLISHED IAW JRH ACFT RELEASED FOR SVC THIS ITEM.

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