Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
June 2, 2020
Submitted
June 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
713
Aircraft time
46,434 hours, 24,301 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Part
Engine
Part number
CF680C2A5
Part serial
695480
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Part time
56,198 hours, 15,191 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER TOUCHDOWN IN KMEM NR 1 ENGINE BEGINE TO ROLL BACK & SHUT DOWN. AFTER TAXING IN ONTO THE RAMP, RAMP TWR & ANOTHER AIRCRAFT LET US KNOW THERE WERE FLAMES EXTINDING OUT ABOUT 40 FEET. WE PROCEDED TO SHUT ENG DOWN & PULLED THE FIRE HANDLE & CONTINUED WITH THE QRH PROCEDURE. APPEARED TO BE SMALL METAL FLAKES AT BOTTOM OF TAIL CONE. ALSO FOUND EVIDENCE OF AN OIL LEAK FOUND OIL RESIDUE UNDER THE LEFT THRUST REVERSER COWL AT THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION REF AMM 71-00-00-05. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF MASTER CHIP DETECTOR REF AMM 79-22-03-06. CHIP DETECTOR WAS CLEAN. NO METAL PARTICLES FOUND. PHOTOS HAVE BEEN UPLOADED TO THE WRI. INSTALLED ENGINE UPDATE, ALL STEPS OF THE NR 1 ENG CHANGE W/C HAVE BEEN COMPLIED.

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