Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
February 13, 2025
Submitted
February 17, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N923US
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6543
Aircraft time
31,550 hours, 12,785 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
78,647 hours, 30,124 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
4A7110
Part serial
FAC33078
Condition
Leaking
Location
Eng Oil Sys
Part time
79,553 hours, 30,420 cycles
Component
Engine · Iae
Stage of operation
CR
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO JAN DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT WHILE IN FLIGHT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 320 THEY RECEIVED AN ADVISORY ARROW ON THE ECAM AND NOTICED THE #2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DEPLETING DOWN TO ZERO, WHICH RESULTED IN A FULL ECAM MESSAGE DISPLAYING. THE FLIGHT CREW COMPLIED WITH THE ECAM INSTRUCTIONS AND SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT JAN AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE #2 ENGINE OIL PRESSURE PUMP AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 79-21-41. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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