Service difficulty report · Duct · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
October 31, 2007
Submitted
October 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506TA
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
207
Aircraft time
50,912 hours, 20,612 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
80310423
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF, NR 2 ENGINE EGT EXCEEDED 960 C, POWER WAS REDUCED BELOW TAKEOFF SETTING, EGT DROPPED BELOW 945 C. DURING CLIMB, NR 2 ENGINE MANIFOLD PRESS 10 PSI, BLEED VALVE REGULATOR LIGHT ON, THEN NR 2 -B- LOOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED, SWITCHED TO -A- LOOP, -A- LOOP LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, VISUAL INSPECTION DURING FLIGHT INDICATED NO FIRE. RETURNED TO FIELD FOR A SAFE LANDING. REPLACED BROKEN PNEUMATIC DUCT IAW MM 75-26-01 PG 401. CHECKED ENGINE EGT LIMITATION IAW MM 72-00-00 PAGE 604, FOUND WITHIN LIMITS. RAN ENGINE, FOUND OK IAW 72-00-00. AIRCRAFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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