SDR 9806943209

Service difficulty report · Oil Line · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
April 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N309US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
118
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Oil Line
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A, F

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, AFT CARGO SMOKE INDICATION ILLUMINATED. CREW DISCHARGED CARGO FIRE EXTINGUISHER, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO JAX, AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. NO INDICATION OF FIRE OR SMOKE IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT UPON INSPECTION BY FIRE FIGHTING CREW. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED DUE TO A CRACKED OIL LINE INDUCING OIL INTO THE PNEUMATIC SYSTEM CONSEQUENTLY CREATING SMOKE IN THE CABIN.

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