Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
December 28, 2015
Submitted
December 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
439
Aircraft time
48,943 hours, 15,804 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4152
Part
Engine
Condition
Power Loss
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT BELOW PROFILE THRUST WAS APPROX 75 - 77% N1. AT PROFILE THROTTLES REDUCED TO IDLE & APPROX 60% N1, A THUMPING SOUND WAS HEARD & FELT. SUSPECT COMPRESSOR STALL. ALTITUDE 30000 FT SPEED 0.8. NO ABNORMAL ENG INDICATIONS. SUSPECT ENG NR 2. OLLOWED TSI 31-30 1377 INSPECTION IAW AMM 71-00-00-06. NO DAMAGE & NO METAL PARTICLES FOUND. PERFORMED FADEC GND TEST, BOTH ENGS IAW TSM 73-21-40, NO FAILURE RECORDED. REVIEWED THE DFDR DATA THAT AT FL 30 THE ACFT DID EXPERIENCE WIND DIRECTION & SPEED CHANGE. THEY BELIEVE THIS IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF BUFFETING THE FLIGHT CREW EXPERIENCED. THERE WAS NOT A COMPRESSOR STALL ON EITHER ENG. PERFORMED ACFT INSPECTION & CHECK IAW AMM 05-51-17-00 PHASE 1, NO DAMAGE, NO ABNORMAL FOUND.

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