Service difficulty report · Sump · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 19, 2019
Submitted
July 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5332
Aircraft time
22,684 hours, 8,985 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
22,684 hours, 8,985 cycles
Part
Sump
Condition
Coked
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: RAMP REPORTS OPEN FLAMES COMING FROM TAILPIPE OF #2 ENGINE FOR OVER 1 MINUTE AFTER SHUTDOWN. OIL NOTED RUNNING DOWN TURBINE BLADES AT 6 O CLOCK POS. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CARBON/COKING IN THE #5 BEARING SUMP DURING INSPECTION. MCD, FILTERS AND SCREENS WERE FOUND CLEAN AND FREE OF DEBRIS. A DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE # 2 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 26L40071004. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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