Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 3, 2011
Submitted
January 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1669
Aircraft time
29,816 hours, 13,227 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Inlet Cone
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

OIL SMELL IN CABIN, RTFL. ACCOMPLISHED UPPER BLEED AIR DUCT INSP ON NR 1 & 2 ENG. NO OIL NOTED IN DUCTS. REPLACED LT & RT RECIRCULATION FILTERS. UPON REMOVING NR 1 ENG INLET CONE, FOUND OIL IN SHAFT. OIL IN THIS AREA INDICATES LPT BLIND CAP SEAL LEAKING. COVER SEAL (222-1090) ALSO REQUIRED REF MM. CLN INSIDE LPT FWD EXT SHAFT AND CAVITIES WITH ISO ALCOHOL PRIOR TO REPLACING INLET CONE. AFTER ACFT RESTORED TO NORMAL ACCOMPLISHED ECS DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES IAW TASK MM. ACCOMPLISHED HIGH POWER RUN AT 1.2 EPR FOR 10 MIN SHUTDOWN & CHECK INLET CONE TO VERIFY NO LEAK 2. BORESCOPE HPC STAGES 3 & 4 CHECKING FOR EVIDENCE OF OIL. REMOVED, CLEANED & REINSTALLED SPINNER, BOROSCOPED HPC 3&4, NO OIL FOUND.

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