Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 19, 2014
Submitted
September 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
72,516 hours, 26,413 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
CR
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

NUMBER 1 ENGINE HAD DECREASING OIL QTY, LANDED WITH 4.5 QTS. NO LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE. LANDED WITH ENGINE AT IDLE. FOUND NR 5 BEARING COVER SEAL DAMAGED. REPLACED SEAL IAW MM 72-51-41-400-010B. CLEANED OUTSIDE BEARING AREA OF HEAVY COKE RESIDUE. INSPECTED FOR OIL CONTAMINATION IN FUEL SYS, SATISFACTORY.

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