Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
December 10, 2003
Submitted
December 11, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502TA
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
075
Aircraft time
47,552 hours, 20,035 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Engine time
84,467 hours, 19,268 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Part number
32022001
Part serial
P1380C
Condition
Faulty
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE HAD SEVERE VIBRATION ON DESCENT FROM 29,000 FT. ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE ALL OK EXCEPT N1 NR1 85 PERCENT, NR 2 60 PERCENT VIBRATION STOPPED WHEN THROTTLE BOUGHT BACK BELOW 53.5 PERCENT. FUEL DUMPED. NORMAL LANDING. TROUBLESHOT TO FAULTY IP CHECK VALVE. REPLACED VALVE IAW MM 36-11-13. ENGINE RUN IAW MM 72-00-00. NO VIBRATION NOTED. PRECAUTIONARY BORESCOPE ACCOMPLISHED OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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