Service difficulty report · Nipple · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 1, 2001
Submitted
October 4, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
38,693 hours, 17,803 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
21,132 hours, 9,278 cycles
Part
Nipple
Part number
2A2175
Condition
Loose
Location
#2 Eng
Component
Engine · Iae
Component part number
V2500A1
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

PHX - ENG FIRE/SMOKE - FLT 14 - "C" - AFTER LANDING, WHEN TAXING OFF RUNWAY, ECAM MESSAGE APPEARED, NO. 2 ENG. FIRE AND CREW SHUTDOWN #2 ENG. OVERHEAD #2 FIRE PUSHBUTTON DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ALL ENG PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL, SMOKE WAS OBSERVED BY THE FIRE DEPT FROM THE TAILPIPE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND #5 BEARING OIL PRESS. LINE FITTING LOOSE BEHIND REAR COVER, SAFETY WIRE STILL INTACT, BUT LOOSE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PACKING AND TORQUED THE FITTING. ALSO REPLACED THE REAR COVER SEAL AND SCAVANGE LINE SEALS DUE TO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE/SEEPAGE. REPLACED SCAVANGE LINE BRACKET DUE TO CRACK FOUND. PERFORMED ENG RUN AND NO FURTHER LEAKAGE NOTED. REF AMM 71-00-02 & 72-51-41 FOR WORK PERFORMED.

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