Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
December 27, 2005
Submitted
January 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
748
Aircraft time
28,304 hours, 10,904 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Engine time
33,303 hours, 12,366 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

SMOKE AND FLAME COMING FROM NR 2 ENGINE WHILE IN REVERSE. THIS ENGINE HAS ACCUMULATED 20236 TSLSV(SINCE THE NUMBER 5 BEARING COMPARTMENT WAS ACCESSED). THE NUMBER (5) BEARING WAS NOT DPI'D AT THE PRIOR SHOP VISIT SO THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE THE BEARING/CARBON SEAL AREA HAS NEVER BEEN REMOVED(33303 HOURS). WITH THIS AMOUNT OF TIME, EXCESSIVE COKING WAS PRESENT IN THE COMPARTMENT AND WORKED ITS WAY PAST THE NUMBER 5 CARBON SEAL AND INTO THE GASPATH.

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