Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 29, 2002
Submitted
July 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
271
Aircraft time
32,041 hours, 13,147 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
4A7120
Part serial
2085
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHX - FLT 0536 - WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO GATE, THE AIRCRAFT TAXIING BEHIND REPORTED SEEING A TAILPIPE FIRE AT NR 1 ENGINE TAILPIPE. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED A HOT SECTION BORESCOPE PER T/C 15M72304, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AS A PRECAUTION THE NR 1 ENGINE OIL SCAVAGE PUMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW T/C R5M79301, ENGINE RUN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. OIL PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE WAS NORMAL, NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.

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