Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 7, 2011
Submitted
October 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
485
Aircraft time
58,907 hours, 22,088 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
54,192 hours, 21,677 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
IAE2527
Part serial
V10221
Condition
Fire
Location
Nr 2
Part time
54,192 hours, 21,677 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FIRE DEPT EVENT ON NR 2 ENGINE. UPPER ECAM MSG " ENG 2 OVSPD PROT FAULT" DISPLAY AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. ENG REMOVED AND GRIPE TRANSFERED TO ELR ON ENG. REMOVED ENGINE FOR DISASSEMBLY AND CLEANING DUE TO REPORT OF FOAM FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT SPRAYED INTO TAILPIPE JUST AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN.

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