Service difficulty report · Drain Mast · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
January 25, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft time
16,602 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A3
Part
Drain Mast
Part number
3246854
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
18,010 hours, 10,224 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON TAXI IN, FROM FLT 812, TO THE PARKING STAND IN VRA. THE GROUD HANDLING CREW ALERTED THE FLIGHT CREW THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE NR 2 ENGINE PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN AND A PUDDLE OF FUEL HAD FORMED UNDER THE ENGINE. INVESTIGATION OF THE LEAK, DETERMINED THE LEAK WAS FROM THE DRAIN MAST ASSEMBLY, HPT ACC DRAIN PORT. THE HPTACC DRAIN LINE WAS REMOVED AT THE HPTACC AND CONFIRMED THE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. THE HPT ACC ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED AND LEAK CHECK AND ENGINE RUN CARRIED OUT, SERVICEABLE.

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