Service difficulty report · Fuel/Oil Cooler · Airbus A330243F

Difficulty date
May 27, 2019
Submitted
May 27, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N331QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243F
Aircraft serial
1380
Aircraft time
23,220 hours, 7,505 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
21,779 hours, 7,098 cycles
Part
Fuel/Oil Cooler
Part number
5500300121
Part serial
HEX500645
Condition
Defective
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
21,779 hours
Component
Engine · Rroyce · TRENT772B60
Component part number
TRENT772B60
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

ENG 1 OIL QTY DROPPED DOWM TO 7.2 QT IN CRUISE. THE ENG WAS SHUTDOWN TO PREVENT FURTER OIL LOSS OIL QTY REAININDED 3.2QT, AFTER SHUTDOWN AND RAISED TO 6.0 QT AT LANDING". SE PROCEDE A REALIZAR EL TROUBLESHOOTING: TSM TASK 79-31-00-810-832-A HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION RATE, ON ENGINE 1, Y EL AMM 79-21-41-200-801-A - EXAMINE THE FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER (FOHE) FOR INTERNAL LEAKS. IT WAS FOUND FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER P/N: 55003001-21, S/N: HEX50-0645 WITH LEAK.

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