Service difficulty report · Separator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 18, 2005
Submitted
March 29, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
24,939 hours, 9,126 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Separator
Condition
Worn
Location
Apu Oil System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, H
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AUTO SHUTDOWN OF APU WITH NR 2 ENG DRIVEN GENERATOR ALREADY INOPERATIVE. CONFIRMED NO EXTERNAL OIL LEAKAGE. GEARBOX MODULE 756407J, S/N SP-G 970369 WAS PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE BEARING TABS AND AIR-OIL SEPARATOR SEAL. AIR-OIL SEPARATOR LIP SEAL WAS WORN, ALLOWING OIL TO BLOW BY.

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