Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Airbus A330243F

Difficulty date
August 9, 2022
Submitted
August 11, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332QT
Make and model
Airbus A330243F
Aircraft serial
1428
Aircraft time
36,131 hours, 11,256 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
34,901 hours, 10,723 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Part number
5500300121
Part serial
HEX500558
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400
Part time
34,893 hours, 10,720 cycles
Component
Fuel Oil Heat E
Component part number
5500300121
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING THE FLIGHT BETWEEN MIA (MIAMI) AND MVD (MONTEVIDEO) THE CREW CONTACTS THE MCC (MAINTENANCE CONTROL CENTER) TO REPORT THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE HAS AN ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION (LOW QUANTITY) AND AS A PRECAUTION IT IS DECITED TO DIVERT THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE MAIN MAINTENANCE BASE (MDE) WHERE THE MAINTENANCE WORK IS PERFORMED. THE FUEL OIL HEAT EXCHANGER (RH ENGINE) WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AIRBUS AMM 71-00-00-700-827-A REV 57. NO OIL OR FUEL LEAKS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED, IT HAS PERFORMED FOUR FLIGHTS AND THE RIGHT ENGINE HAS NOT CONSUMED OIL.

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