Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 3, 2019
Submitted
June 23, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N994AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7407
Aircraft time
9,474 hours, 3,699 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
9,173 hours, 3,422 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
V2533A5
Part serial
V18397
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 1
Part time
9,173 hours, 3,422 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E, F

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS PULLING INTO GATE BRAKE SET, ENGINE SHUTDOWN, APU WAS NOT UP TO SPEED SO LOST AC POWER FOR ABOUT 20 SEC. GROUND PERSONAL SAID # 1 ENGINE HAD FLAMES COMING OUT REAR AND THEY USED GROUND EXTINGUISHER. IT FLARED BACK UP SO WE BLEW THE BOTTLE. AN ENGINE CHANGE HAS BEEN DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 71-94-06 AND REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENGINE NOSE COWL IAW JOB CARD 71-94-07. OPS AND LEAK CHECKS NORMAL.

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