Service difficulty report · Oil Cap · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
May 1, 2024
Submitted
May 3, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1519
Aircraft time
74,106 hours, 28,613 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B3P
Engine time
59,149 hours, 41,259 cycles
Part
Oil Cap
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Component
Engine · Cfmint · CFM565B3P
Component part number
1887M10G04
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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 DFW DUE TO ABNORMAL OIL LOSS ON ENGINE #1. PRIOR TO ENGINE START 14.0 QTS. WHEN WE LEVELED OFF AT 32000 FT WE HAD 7.0 QTS. APPROXIMATELY 1.0 HOUR AFTER LEVEL OFF WE HAD 3.5 QTS AND DECREASING, WE SAW 2.0 QTS 15 MINUTES AFTER. LANDED INDICATING 1.0 QTS. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE OIL TANK CAP AND REPLACED THE O-RING ON THE CAP PER AMM 79-11-10. A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.

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