Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
January 28, 2008
Submitted
February 7, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
748
Aircraft time
35,907 hours, 13,806 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Engine time
5,379 hours, 2,075 cycles
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW COMMENTS: OIL SMELL IN CABIN, WORSE ONCE AIRBORNE. OIL LEAKAGE DUE TO BEARING FAILURE. SMELL WAS NEVER TRACED TO A PARTICULAR COMPONENT, HOWEVER THE NR 1 ENG WAS REPLACED DUE TO AN OIL LEAK AROUND 4TH STAGE IGV AT 6 O'CLOCK POS AND LEASE RETURN AGREEMENTS. THE APU WAS ALSO REPLACED SHORTLY AFTERWARD WITH OIL LEAK ISSUES. AFTER ALL MTC, THE A/C HAS REMAINED CLEAR OF GRIPES FOR OIL SMELL IN CABIN.

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