Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
February 3, 2013
Submitted
February 6, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N114UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1148
Aircraft time
40,469 hours, 18,337 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4
Engine time
36,538 hours, 14,712 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED NR 1 ENGINE LOW OIL QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO FOLLOWED BY "OIL LO PR" ECAM MESSAGE. OIL PRESSURE INDICATED < 13 PSI ON ECAM ENG PAGE. THE NR 1 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO CLT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE AND IDG. FOUND DETERIORATED CVT REAR SEAL CAUSE OF OIL LOSS.

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