Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 31, 2005
Submitted
January 10, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1248
Aircraft time
18,899 hours, 7,507 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
29,002 hours, 10,402 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT DIVERTED DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE OIL LEAK. NUMBER 5 BEARING CARBON SEAL HOUSING WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF DIMENSION, DEFLECTED, AND SCORED. IT PERMITTED AN OIL PATH TO EXIST AT THE HOUSING/TURBINE EXHAUST CASE(TEC) ATTACHMENT FLANGE. ONCE PAST THE FLANGE OIL MADE ITS WAY INTO THE GASPATH. OIL DID NOT GET BY THE CARBON SEAL BECAUSE NO COKING/STREAKING WAS EVIDENT ON THE ID OF THE T6 INNER ROTATING AIRSEAL.

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