Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
September 4, 2015
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
364
Aircraft time
544 hours, 25,171 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Failed
Location
Vsv
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUTO THROTTLES OFF, SET N1 TO 107% ON BOTH ENGS. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT THRUST DIFFERENCE CAUSING YAW ON CLIMB OUT. WE GOT ECAM ENG EXCEEDENCE WARNING & REDUCED POWER. NOTICED N1 ANALOG & DIGITAL INDICATIONS DISAGREED SIGNIFICANTLY. ON ATB MANUAL THROTTLES POSITION WAS GREATER THAN TWO KNOBS TO MAINTAIN FUEL FLOW THE SAME ON BOTH ENGS. REMOVED & REPLACED CIT SENSOR IAW AMM 73-21-02-04, RE-RIGGED VBV AND VSV IAW AMM 73-21-01-05, AND WAS FOUND OFF.

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