Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
October 15, 2004
Submitted
October 18, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820SC
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
154
Aircraft time
49,676 hours, 20,898 cycles
Engine
Ge CF650C2
Engine time
52,337 hours, 14,336 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
9786904
Part serial
P1028
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, M
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE EXCEEDED 960 DEGREE C DURING TAKE OFF (REACHED 962 DEGREE C FOR APPROX. 10 SECONDS W9TH AMBER EGT LIGHT) N1 WAS INDICATING 100.2 PERCENT. ABORTED THE TAKE OFF. AT IDLE NR 2 ENG 24.8 N1, 601 EGT, 66.4N2, 1700 F/F. CHECKED NR 2 ENGINE INLET AND EXHAUST. NO DAMAGE NOTED. FOUND HP VALVE AND TUBE ASSY LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED HP VALVE AND TUBE ASSY. OP'S CHECK AND LEAK CHECK IAW 36-11-12 AND 72-00-00 ENGINE RUN UP (5 MINUTES) ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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