Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 7, 2020
Submitted
July 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N917UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6427
Aircraft time
18,474 hours, 7,166 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
18,474 hours, 7,166 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
AS43013118
Condition
Damaged
Location
Oil Cooler
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING CLIMB NOTICED LEFT ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DROPPING BELOW 4.0 QUARTS. EVENTUALLY WENT TO 0. 10 MIN LATER OIL PRESSURE SLOWLY DROPPED TO MIN WHICH TRIGGERED ENGINE SHUTDOWN MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE ECAM AND THE PILOT ENGAGED THE NR 1 SHUTDOWN AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ABQ WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAK FROM FUEL COOLED OIL COOLER AT "IN" AND OUT CONNECTIONS. REPLACED O-RINGS AND TORQUED CONNECTIONS PER AMM 71-23-00. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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