Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
April 1, 2002
Submitted
April 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
076
Aircraft time
39,515 hours, 18,222 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
1,824 hours, 733 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - FLT 0001 - ON CLIMBOUT FROM PHX EN ROUTE TO ORD LT ENGINE OIL PRESSURE INDICATED 300 PSI, AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO PHX. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE HIGH OIL PRESSURE INDICATION PER AWA ER 26-7920-02091-KL1, THE DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE TRANSDUCER WAS REPLACED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING BUT THE READINGS REMAINED THE SAME AS ORIGINAL TRANSDUCER. A SMALL LEAK WAS NOTED AT THE LT ENGINE DE-OILER OUTLET AND A CARBON SEAL WAS REPLACED TO STOP THE LEAK. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE LT ENGINE NR 4 SCAVENGE VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 79-23-51-401. OIL PRESSURE WITHIN LIMITS PER AMM 71-00-00-991-155A.

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