What was found
NR 1 ENGINE REPORTED FIRE IN TAIL PIPE AFTER SHUTDOWN. SUSPECT OIL LEAK AS SOURCE OF IGNITION. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE. REPLACED SEAL NR 5 BEARING/ASSY. REPLACED NR 5 BEARING COMPARTMENT PULLER/COVER.
- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2008
- Submitted
- November 21, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N449UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 851
- Aircraft time
- 35,404 hours, 13,535 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- Engine time
- 30,711 hours, 11,835 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7261 · Turbine Engine Oil System
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.