What was found
ON ARRIVAL, NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN, GROUND REPORTED FIRE BURNING IN TAILPIPE LASTING 2-3 MINUTES. NO EXTINGUISHING AGENTS WERE USED ON ENGINE. REPAIRED TAIL PIPE OIL.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2013
- Submitted
- July 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N444UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 824
- Aircraft time
- 50,661 hours, 20,566 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- Engine time
- 55,987 hours, 22,582 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Tailpipe
- Condition
- Fire
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- F
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.