Service difficulty report · Oil Cooler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 5, 2012
Submitted
April 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
539
Aircraft time
57,854 hours, 21,836 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Oil Cooler
Part number
500690011
Part serial
177
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 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 1 ENGINE HAS OIL LEAKING AFT OF DRAIN MAST FROM BOTH SIDES OF COWL LATCH. NO EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK FROM ENGINE DRAINS WITH FAN COWL OPENED DURING IDLE RUN, ALSO CHECKED OIL COOLER AREA ON RT SIDE UNDER FAN COWL, EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK AT OIL COOLER WITHIN 10 CYC OR 25 HRS FLY BACK LIMITS OF AMM MT79-007, OIL TANK CHECKED FULL, CLOSED FAN COWLS PER AMM. OIL CONSUMPTION IN NORMAL. REPLACED OIL COOLER PER AMM.

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