Service difficulty report · Oil System · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 9, 2016
Submitted
December 12, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587NK
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
2476
Aircraft time
39,319 hours, 16,824 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Oil System
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

DURING FLIGHT, NR 2 ENGINE OIL QUANTITY DECREASED. FLASHING ADVISORY BEGAN AT 5.0 LOWEST LEVEL NOTED WAS 3.5 QTS ON APPROACH NR 2 PSI AND TEMP WERE NORMAL. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN OIL QTY WAS AT 10QTS. SERVICED THE OIL QTY WITH 12 QTS OF OIL IAW AMM 12-13-79 PB301.A. EXAMINE ENGINE, NO LEAKS NOTED. INSPECTED FCOC, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 79-21-43-200-010-B. R & R OIL SCAVENGE PUMP IAW AMM 79-22-41. LEAK CHECKED GOOD IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-012. REMOVED & REPLACED NR 2 ENG DEOILER BREATHER SEAL ASSY IAW AMM 72-60-31 PB401. REMOVED & REPLACED NR 4 BEARING SCAVENGE VALVE IAW AMM 79-23-51 PB401. PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF NR 2 ENG HP COMPRESSOR IAW 72-00-00-200-016B. NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF STAGE 1 HPT BLADES, DUCT SEGMENTS STAGE 2 HPT BLADES, DUCT SEGMENTS INSIDE COMBUSTION CHAMBER, & HP TURBINE STAGE 1 VANES IAW AMM 72-00-00-00-200-013/ 014, 015, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER ASSURANCE TEST IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-013-C, TESTED OK. PERFORM ENGINE RUN AT FLIGHT IDLE FOR 45 MINUTES IAW AMM 71-00-00, TESTED OK. OIL COMBUSION WAS 0.5 OIL QTS FOR 1 HOUR OF ENG RUNNING. FLIGHT TESTED SATISFACTORY.

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