Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2022
Submitted
January 31, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1343
Aircraft time
66,385 hours, 26,872 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Connector
Part number
NA
Condition
Unsafetied
Location
Lh Engine
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

*EMERGENCY DECLARED* ENGINE 1 H.O.C. DUE TO 10 QTS OF OIL ADDED. RUN ENGINE AT IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES ENGINE REQUIRES EXTERNAL INSPECTION FOR OIL LEAKS, IF NONE FOUND CONTACT TOMC EMC FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS.. LOCKED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING UNLOCKED LOGPAGE TO DOCUMENT THE CORRECTIVE ACTION THAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ADDED A PICTURE OF THE OIL TUBE CONNECTION THAT WAS FOUND UPDATED MAA CODE FIX USING VENDOR MAA SCREEN MAC METER INITIATED FOR WITH VENDOR ID V900886 71-00-00-710-045-A. LEAKING. PLEASE CONTACT TOMC BEFORE COMMENCING ANY WORK. INVESTIGATE THE MAC RELATED WORK ORDER 000000003033106 AND PRTR SOURCE OF THE OIL LEAK. CARREON, DANIEL (V900886). OIL TUBE CONNECTION UNDER THE THRUST REVERSER COWLING WAS FOUND LEAKING (SEE ATTACHED IMAGE). THE B-NUT WAS NOT SAFETY WIRED AND WAS SEVERAL TURNS LOOSE. TIGHTENED THE B-NUT AND SECURED THE CONNECTION WITH SAFETY WIRE. ACCOMPLISHED A DRY MOTOR LEAK CHECK PER AMM TASK CARREON, DANIEL (V900886). OIL TUBE CONNECTION UNDER THE THRUST ACCOMPLISHED A DRY MOTOR LEAK CHECK PER AMM TASK REVERSER COWLING WAS FOUND LEAKING (SEE ATTACHED IMAGE). THE 71-00-00-710-045-A. B-NUT WAS NOT SAFETY WIRED AND WAS SEVERAL TURNS LOOSE. TIGHTENED THE B-NUT AND SECURED THE CONNECTION WITH SAFETY WIRE. ADD EMP:V900886

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