Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
January 28, 2015
Submitted
January 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
370
Aircraft time
64,869 hours, 9,041 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4168A
Part
Actuator
Part number
F47849
Part serial
8198021
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
52,664 hours, 7,442 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE, THE NR 1 ENG COMPRESSOR STALLED. PAX REPORTED LARGE FLAME FROM NACELLE. THRUST RESTORED WITHIN 10 SECONDS. REPLACED LT ENG VSV ACTUATOR. THE INTEGRITY OF ECS TEMP CONTROL WITH ENGS RUNNING WAS ACCOMPLISHED. A BORESCOPE WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON THE LT ENG & A CHIP DETECTOR INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED.

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