Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 7, 2019
Submitted
August 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
28,108 hours, 15,691 cycles
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
32143306
Part serial
GRTG1866
Condition
Failed
Location
Thrust Reverser
Part time
17,058 hours, 9,611 cycles
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

ON ROTATION, NR 2 REVERSER UNLOCK AMBER LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH ECAM AND THRUST REVERSER PRESSURIZED ON ECAM. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH THRUST REVERSER UNLOCKED. ENG REVERSER UNLK PROCEDURE LIGHT AND ECAM REMAINED UNTIL SHUTDOWN. THRUST REVERSER IS DEACTIVATED IN FORWARD THRUST POSITION. FOLLOWING MOCC MTSI, AND FIM 78-31-30, R & R THE NR 2 ENGREVERSER PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE PER MM 78-31-05-04. CW NR 2 REVERSER TEST IAW MM 78-31-00-02. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FAULTS. ALSO RAN ENG NR IAW JRH AT IDLE. ALL REVERSER SYSTEM IS WORKING FINE. ALL CHECKED OK.

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