Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 30, 2003
Submitted
June 3, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1272
Aircraft time
9,631 hours, 3,615 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bearing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 5
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENGINE OIL LEAK IN FLIGHT. QUANTITY DECREASED FROM 10.5 TO 3.5. SMOKE IN TAILPIPE AND TURBINE AREA AFTER SHUTDOWN. OIL LEAK CAUSED BY OIL LEAKING FROM NR 5 BEARING COMPARTMENT INTO HOT GASPATH AREA, GENERATING SMOKE AT ENGINE SHUTDOWN. LEAK CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE OIL "COKING" DEPOSITS IN BEARING COMPARTMENT AREA. OSV HAS REVIEWED AND CORRECTED PROCESS THAT ALLOWED THIS OVERSIGHT.

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