What was found
AFTER SHUT DOWN EXPERIENCED TAILPIPE FIRE IN NR 1 ENGINE. NR 5 BEARING COMPARTMENT FLOODED DUE TO BLOCKED OIL SCAVENGE PORT. MAINTENANCE IS INITIATING A MAINTENANCE TASK TO REPLACE SUSPECT OIL TUBES DURING C-CHECKS.
- Difficulty date
- May 22, 2004
- Submitted
- June 1, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N424UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 506
- Aircraft time
- 31,793 hours, 11,352 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Scavenge Port
- Condition
- Obstructed
- Location
- Nr 5 Bearing
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.