Service difficulty report · Flex Line · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
August 29, 2014
Submitted
September 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
47,695 hours, 28,804 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4158
Engine time
2,741 hours, 1,356 cycles
System (JASC)
7603 · Power Lever
Part
Flex Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
31,090 hours, 25,306 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT ENG 2 WOULD NOT RETARD BELOW 1.30 EPR, CREW RAN THE LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE INFLIGHT CHECKLIST. THIS RESULTED IN ENG 2 EPR NO LOWER THAN 1.22. THIS WAS ACCEPTABLE FOR CRUISE FLIGHT, BUT TOO MUCH THRUST FOR THE APPROACH ENVIRONMENT. IAW THE CHECKLIST, WE SHUTDOWN ENG 2. FOUND BP LINE AT ECU NOT TIGHT. R & R FLEX LINE TO ECU BP. R & R ECU AS PREVENTATIVE IAW MM 73 21 01 4. OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD, WILL TAKE ACFT TO HIGH POWER.

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