Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 8, 2012
Submitted
June 5, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
61,618 hours, 22,779 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
4A7114C
Part serial
18
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

TOWER REPORTED SMOKE FROM NR 2 ENGINE. ACCOMPLISHED BOROSCOPE OF OIL FEED LINES PER MT72-022 NO COKING NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF NR 5 BEARING COMPARTMENT PER MT72-033, NO BLOCKAGE NOTED. REINSTALLED LINES AND COVERS. FOUND OIL PUDDLING AT BASE OF TURBINE BLADES ON THE #2 ENGINE SEVERAL TURBINE BLADES HAVE SIGNS OF OIL RESIDUE ON THEM AS VIEWED FROM THE ENGINE EXHAUST. REPLACED #2 ENG.OIL SCAVENGE PUMP

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