Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 20, 2012
Submitted
December 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
442
Aircraft time
63,547 hours, 23,565 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
56,975 hours, 21,966 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
IAE2527
Part serial
V10025
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 1
Part time
56,975 hours, 21,966 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 GEARBOX RT SCAVENGE CHIP DETECTOR IS COVERED WITH EXCESSIVE METAL DEBRIS. FOUND WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EM3677: FILTER REPLACED AND ENGINE DOUBLE FLUSH. WITH PROBE REMOVED, CHIP DET HOUSING WILL NOT SEAL DUE SO MUCH METAL DEBRIS. REMOVED NR 1 ENGINE PER MT71-017. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE.

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