Service difficulty report · Spinner · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
April 15, 2026
Submitted
April 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N804UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
759
Aircraft time
82,446 hours, 35,830 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Spinner
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

ENG1 SOURCE OF FUMESDURING T/O AND CLIMBINTERRIGATED E1 UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE, FOUND STRONG FUEL SMELL IN E1 IN COMPARISON TO E2. RAN BOTH PACKS APROX 5 MIN. NO OIL SMELLS NOR SMOKE IN CABIN NOR NEAR E1 AT THIS TIME. REQ FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REF. AMM 71-00-00-810-801-A UPON EXTERNAL INSP OF ENG 1, FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAKAGE BEHIND SPINNER CONE. REF TSM 71-00-00-810-801-A OIL LEAK UNDER E1 SPINNER STARTED THE PROCESS OF REMOVAL OF LP TURBINE SHAFT BLIND CAP UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP 1 THRU 3(D)1-3,REF AMM 72-51-41-000-012-B.REQUIRE STARTING ON STEP 4A. CLEANED INSIDE OF SPINNER CONE, MAY REQUIRED ADDITIONAL CLEANING. PER TSM 71-00-00/201 REMOVED SPINNER & FOUND HEAVY SLUDGE (OIL) & REMOVED LP TURBINE SHAFT BLIND SEAL CAP ASSY FOUND SAME HEAVY SLUDGE CLEANED BOTH AREAS.REPLACED LP TURBINE SEALS.NEEDS ENGINE RUN PLEASE PERFORM FOLLOWING TESTS ECS DECONTAMINATION TEST PER AMM 21-00-00-615-802-A & TEST 11 POWER ASSURANCE TEST PER AMM 71-00- 00-710-013-CO. LP TURBINE SHAFT BLIND CAP SEAL REPLACED PER AMM 72-51-41-000-12 -B & INLET CONE REINSTALLED PER AMM 72-38-11-000-010A & 72-38-11 -400-010A WORK PERFORMED BY U244211/U349267. AS A PRECAUITIONARY REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH CABIN AIR RECIRCULATION FILTERS REF AMM 21-21-41 PARTS USED: 31-2121-3-0008,QTY :1 PERFORMED TEST 11 HIGH POWER ASSURANCE RUN REF AMM 71-00-00-710-013-C OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED LEVAL A DECOMTAMINATION OF ENVIROMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEJOB CARD # FOR REPLACEMENT OF #1 ENGINE IS 31-0572-8-0150

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