Service difficulty report · Flange · Airbus A320251N

Difficulty date
January 18, 2019
Submitted
February 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326FR
Make and model
Airbus A320251N
Aircraft serial
8102
Aircraft time
3,448 hours, 1,476 cycles
Engine
Cfmint LEAP1A26
Engine time
3,448 hours, 1,476 cycles
Part
Flange
Part number
D52825031800101
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
3,448 hours, 1,476 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING ENGINE NR 2 SHUTDOWN FUEL LEAK OCCURRED ABOVE TAILPIPE AND IGNITED. ALL FADEC PARAMETERS NORMAL. FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED DUE TO DISCREPANCY. COMPLIED WITH EA N2-5R-34605 REVISION D AND NR 2418N6. REPLACED LP VALVE FLANGE PER EA N2-54R-34600 STEP 2 AND REMOVED AND REINSTALLED LP VALVE IAW 28-24-41 PB 401, NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME.

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