Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 27, 2007
Submitted
November 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
35,979 hours, 13,887 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
28,320 hours, 11,534 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RAMP REPORTS NR 2 ENGINE TAILPIPE FIRE ON SHUTDOWN AT GATE. OIL OBSERVED LAST STAGE AFT TURBINE SECTION. CAUSE WAS AN OIL COKE FIRE. PERFORMED MAINTENANCE TIP TO CLEAN, REPLACE COMPONENTS IN AFT TAILCONE. AFTER THIS MTC WAS PERFORMED, THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPORTS FOR THE NR 2 ENG RELATED TO THIS EVENT.

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