Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
June 18, 2008
Submitted
July 31, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501TR
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
53
Part
Indicator
Part number
8DJ175LXR8
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Nr1 Egt
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, ENG NR1 EGT OFF SCALE HIGH INDICATION. POINTER AT 6 O`CLOCK POSITION. POINTER AND DIGITAL READOUT AGREED. AMBER EGT LIGHT ON, ENGINE EGT LIGHT ON MWP, AND SSC. AC RETURNED TO FIELD, ABNORMAL PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED AND APPROX. 8500 LBS OF FUEL WAS DUMPED TO ACCOMPLISH SAFE LANDING WT. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMAL. C/A REMOVED AND REPLACED NR1 ENG EFT INDICATOR IAW 77-21-11 PG 401. TEST OK WIAW 77-21-11 PG 501. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND EFT BOTTOM LT THERMOCOUPLE HARNESS AND PROBE RESISTANCE OUT OF LIMITS IAW 77-21-01 PG 202. REMOVED AND REPLACED THERMOCOUPLE HARNESS AND PROBE IAW 77-21-01 PG 202. LOW PRESSURE AND HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE SECTIONS BOROSCOPED AND FOUND SATISFACTORY. MAX POWER ASSURANCE RUN ACCOMPLISHED AND FUNCTIONED SATISFACTORY, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (A)

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