Service difficulty report · Chip Detector · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
December 19, 2006
Submitted
December 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N275AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0370
Aircraft time
28,849 hours, 4,149 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4168A
Engine time
14,445 hours, 2,190 cycles
Part
Chip Detector
Condition
Missing
Location
Nr 3
Part time
13,282 hours, 1,845 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, CREW REPORTED DECREASING OIL QUANTITY INDICATION ON RT ENGINE. CREW REDUCED THRUST TO IDLE AND CONTINUED. ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN AND FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NR 3 BEARING CHIP DETECTOR MISSING. REPLACE THE RT ENGINE OIL SCAVENGE PUMP.

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