Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 21, 2013
Submitted
March 26, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
779
Aircraft time
22,361 hours, 12,159 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5F
Engine time
563 hours, 300 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Inoperative
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PER FLIGHT CREW DEBRIEF, THE NR 1 ENGINE ON TAXI OUT HAD ECAM ENGINE FAILURE AND ASSOCIATED PARAMETERS WINDING DOWN. IAW CAPTAIN, AFTER BEING NOTIFIED BY MEM TOWER OF SMOKE FROM NR 1 ENG THEY PULLED FIRE HANDLE BUT DIDN'T DISCHARGE BOTTLE AND THEN DEPARTED ACFT. RECOMENDATIONS: IAW MEM FIRE DEPT LT BAGWELL THE FIRE AGENT USED WAS WATER, MFG HAS BEEN NOTIFIED IAW AMM 72-00-00-06, STEP 5B FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. 14 B INSPECT ENGINE FOR CAUSE OF FLAME-OUT AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE. ALSO ACCOMPLISH FADEC/BITE IAW TSM 73-21-30.

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