Service difficulty report · Tailpipe · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
August 15, 2002
Submitted
December 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
082
Aircraft time
40,464 hours, 18,584 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
25,938 hours, 11,106 cycles
Part
Tailpipe
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

AFTER ENG SHUTDOWN, RT TAIL PIPE FIRE, MOTORED ENG AND FIRE OUT. PERFORMED EXHAUST INSP & CHECK, NORM, ENG RUN ACCOMPLISHED, NORM SHUTDOWN. RETURN TO PHX, AT ENG SHUTDOWN, SMOKE COMING FROM NR 2. PERFORMED DYE PEN AND AND ENG RUN, COMPLETED, NO DEFECT NOTED. REMOVED OIL TUBE BETWEEN DIFFUSER AND TURBINE EXHAUST CASE FOR BLOCKAGE, NONE FOUND. LEAK AT FUEL DIST VALVE COVER, FUEL LINE AT FUEL VALVE. THE COVER AND FUEL LINE REPLACED. NR 2 ENG LOW PRESS BLEED SLAVE ACTUATOR LEAKING, REPLACED LP BLEED SLAVE ACTUATOR, LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD. TEST FLT DONE PRIOR TO RETURNING TO SERVICE, TEST FLT GOOD, NO SMOKE AT ENG SHUTDOWN. FLT 0576 AT ENG SHUTDOWN A TAILPIPE FIRE REPORTED AT NR 2 ENG. MAINT REMOVED NR 2 ENG.

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