Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 22, 2011
Submitted
March 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
463
Aircraft time
57,747 hours, 21,263 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
41,934 hours, 15,925 cycles
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 2 ENG LEAKING FUEL. RAN NR 2 ENG REF AMM 71-70- 00. FOUND FUEL FROM "CORE", 12 DPM. SHUT ENGINE DOWN, FUEL LEAK, 3 DROPS PER MINUTE FROM "CORE". ACCEPTABLE TO FLY ON 25 HRS PROVIDED THE 25 HR FLYBACK LIMIT IS NOT EXCEEDED. FUEL LEAK IS FROM DRAIN MAST, "CORE' DRAIN PORT. REMOVED DRAIN LINES FROM MASTER ACTUATOR LPC BLEED, VSV ACTUATOR, ACC ACTUATOR, LPC SLAVE ACTUATOR. BAGGED DRAINS & ACCOMPLISHED 5 MIN IDLE RUN. NO LEAKS FOUND FROM ANY COMPONENT. SECURED DRAIN LINES.

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