Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
April 28, 2025
Submitted
May 1, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
965
Aircraft time
80,057 hours, 34,751 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Oil System
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WITHIN 3 CYCLES, DUE TO REPEAT OILY SMELL IN COCKPIT ON DESCENT (ONLY, NO ODORS IN CABIN), COMPLETE TROUBLE SHOOTING PER THE TSM 71-00-00-810-801-A. NOTE DUE TO REPORT OF COCKPIT ODOR ONLY START WITH THE LT ENGINE AND PACK FIRST.DOCUMENT ALL FINDINGS.CARRIED BY ELB REF TSM 71-00-00-810-801-A. STEP 4F. REMOVED INLET CONE OF #1 ENGINE REF AMM 72-38-11-000-010-A AND INSPECTED FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL. FOUND SMALL PUDDLE AND WETNESS IN STUB SHAFT AND LP SHAFT. REF TSM 71-00-00-810-801-A ACCOMPLISHED AN INSPECTION FOR OIL LEAKAGE, FOUND NUMEROUS AREAS WITH OIL RESIDUE AROUND THE VSV ACTUATORS AND RELATED LINKAGE FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK TO 9 O'CLOCK POSITION. ACCOMPLISHED AN INSPECTION OF #1 ENGINE DE-OILER VENT. PER NOTE BELOW STEP 4.C. COMPARED OIL AMOUNT IN #2 ENGINE OVERBOARD DE-OILER VENT AND FOUND SLIGHTLY MORE OIL IN #1 ENGINR OVERBOARD DE-OILER VENT. ALSO OBSERVED PRESENCE OF OIL BELOW INBOARD FAN COWL BELOW ADJACENT OPENING WHICH MATES TO #1 ENGINE OVERBOARD DE-OILER. PICS AT #1 ENGINE OVERBOARD DE-OILER REPLACED #1 ENG DEOILER SEAL AND MATING RING REF AMM 72-60-31-960-801. REINSTALLED INLET CONE PER AMM 72-38-11-400-010-A. ACCOMPLISHED B.S.I. OF ACFT 4024, REF LP 4677782, SHAFT FOUND DRY.

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