Service difficulty report · Union · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
February 8, 2023
Submitted
February 10, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409AA
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
9178
Aircraft time
9,625 hours, 2,712 cycles
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1A23
Engine time
5,691 hours, 1,534 cycles
Part
Union
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Component
Engine · LEAP1A
Component part number
LEAP1A33G05
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CLT DUE TO ENGINE NUMBER 1 OIL QUANTITY DROPS FROM 14 QTS AT ENGINE START TO 2.0 QT IN FLIGHT. CREW REPORTED THEY DID NOT GET ECAM WARNING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND B SUMP SCAVENGE TUBE UNION 454K1 LEAKING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF #1 ENGINE. MAINTENANCE SECURED UNION PER ESM 72-00-00-H1A 710A-C AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK.

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