Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Airbus A330302

Difficulty date
October 1, 2018
Submitted
October 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A330302
Aircraft serial
0699
Aircraft time
40,403 hours, 15,995 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680E1A4
Engine time
40,324 hours, 13,958 cycles
Part
Sense Line
Part number
2186M88G01
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr2 Engine
Component
Engine · Ge · CF680E1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

WHEN AIRCRAFT B-18308 CLIMBS TO FL256, NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REDUCED TO IDLE, AND MSG ENG 2 STALL, APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AFTER, MSG ENG 2 FAIL, FLIGHT CREW PERFORM ENGINE SHUT DOWN PROCEDURE AND TURN BACK TO HND AIRPORT. GROUND INSPECTION DISCOVER PS3 TUBE BROKEN, BROKEN PS3 TUBE REPLACED, LEAKAGE TEST NORMAL. COMPLETE ENGINE STALL/ENGINE WINDMILLING CHECK, CHECK NORMAL. GROUND ENGINE RUN NORMAL. CHECK ENGINE QAR PARAMETER, CONFIRM PS3 PRESSURE SUDDEN DROP IS THE MAIN REASON FOR ENGINE THRUST REDUCE. REVIEW MAINTENANCE RECORD, NR 2 ENGINE COMPLETE SB 72-0546 MODIFICATION ON MAY 27, 2018 (ENGINE TSN/CSN: 39480/13570)

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