Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
April 8, 2015
Submitted
April 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
3181
Aircraft time
25,655 hours, 9,326 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B42P
Part
Scavenge Pump
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine Oil
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE 2 LOW OIL PRESSURE AND QUANTITY DROPPING UPON TAKEOFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY. CREW WROTE UP IN LOG BOOK "SHORTLY AFTER ROTATION NOTICED NR 2 ENGINE OIL QTY DROPPING ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND WAS NOT SHUT DOWN UNTIL AFTER LANDING. ALL OTHER PARAMETERS APPEARED NORMAL. QTY REACHED 1 QT PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN". MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED EMPTY OIL TANK AND DEBRIS ON THE SCAVENGE OIL SCREEN AS WELL. ENGINE NR 2 SN 697990 WITH 21918FH AND 7643FC IS BEING R & R. THE ROOT CAUSE OF FAILURE IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME BUT ONCE ENGINE GETS TO THE SHOP FINDINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE.

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