Service difficulty report · Idg · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 5, 2004
Submitted
November 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
953
Aircraft time
21,453 hours, 8,203 cycles
Part
Idg
Part number
728843H
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF AT LAS, RECEIVED ECAM WARNING NR 2 ENG IDG LOW OIL PRESSURE, REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 80 KTS. MX ISSUED MEL 24-20-01, COND. 2 "NR 2 IDG INOP". PERFORMED FAULT ISOLATION PER TSM, ITEM 4 - 4A2, NO WIRING FAULTS NOTED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENG IDG IAW T/C R5M24301, OPS CHECK OF IDG GOOD. VENDOR INCOMING FUNCTIONAL TEST OF IDG COULD NOT DUPLICATE LOW OIL PRESSURE FAULT THAT WAS INDICATED ON ECAM; ALL STATIC TESTS WERE WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. BUT DISASSEMBLY FOUND OUTBOARD BEARING INNER RACE ON FIXED HYD INPUT SPLINE WORN CAUSING SPLINE TO WOBBLE AND WEAR AGAINST FIXED CYLINDER INPUT GEAR SHAFT. IT IS BELIEVED THE WOBBLING LINKAGE CAUSED THE HYD BLOCK TO LIFT OFF AND LEAK OIL, CONSISTENT WITH REASON FOR

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