Service difficulty report · Oil Tubes · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 29, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
568
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Oil Tubes
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
A, K, P
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ON ACFT WALK AROUND, FOUND ACTIVE FIRE IN NR 1 ENGINE LOCATED NEAR LAST TURBINE DISK. FIRE SEEMS TO BE FED BY A SMALL OIL LEAK OF ABOUT 20 TO 25 DROPS. AT LOW POWER SETTINGS OIL SCAVENGE PUMP SOMETIMES DOES NOT SCAVENGE ADEQUATELY FROM THE NUMBER 5 BEARING COMPARTMENT, ALLOWING OIL TO ACCUMULATE AND SPILL INTO EXHAUST CASE AND TAILPIPE. COA BEING PROTOTYPED TO CHANGE PLUMBING OF NR 5 SCAVENGE OIL LINE TO IMPROVE SCAVENGE CAPACITY. THIS ENGINE WAS REMOVED FOR OTHER CAUSE AND WILL RECEIVE PLUMBING MOD DURING SHOP VISIT.

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