Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 21, 2014
Submitted
January 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1508
Aircraft time
44,013 hours, 18,906 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
43,554 hours, 18,513 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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 2 ENG OIL QTY SHOWING ZERO WITH PIL PRESS & TEMP GOOD. NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN INFLIGHT. OPENED FAN COWLS & FOUND OIL RESIDUE COVERING EVERYTHING. WIPED UP OIL & RECHECKED AREA, OIL PUMP CONTINUING TO LEAK. SUSPECT OIL PUMP HOUSING FAILURE. ENG REMOVED DUE TO LOSS OF OIL & INFLIGHT SHUTDOWN.

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