Service difficulty report · Ring · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 14, 2004
Submitted
October 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N101UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
0936
Part
Ring
Part number
9560161520
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Turbine
Part time
13,804 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, H, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FLT 127 - EN ROUTE PHL-SAN, WITHT NE NR 2 ENGINE INTEGRATED DRIVE GENERATOR IDG ON MINIMUM EQUIPMENT LIST MEL, THE AUXILIARY POWER UNIT APU, SHUTDOWN DURING FLIGHT. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO PIT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE IDG AND REMOVED THE MEL. THE APU WAS THEN PLACED ON MEL. THE APU WAS LATER REPLACED DUE TO AN INTERNAL OIL LEAK. THE SHOP REPLACED THE REAR TURBINE BEARING CARBON SEAL. (M)

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