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FAA incident report · Airbus A320-231 · Kansas City, MO · September 14, 2000

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Date
September 14, 2000 · 07:25 local
Place
Kansas City, MO
Airport
Kansas City International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
AMXA
Aircraft
N646AW
Reported as
Airbus A320231
Reported engine
IAE V2500A1
People aboard
148
Fatal injuries
0
N646AWRegistration cancelled May 10, 2006 · Airbus Industrie A320-231S/N 271 · Built 1992Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A320-231

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What happened

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(-23)On 9-14-00, American west airlines flight 2742 enroute from columbus, Ohio to las vegas, Nevada, declared an emergency and diverted to Kansas City International. Aircraft N646AW landed without further incident. The emergency was declared due to excessive vibration indication in the number 2 engine. American west dispatched 2 mechanics to troubleshoot and correct the problem. They proceeded to change the #2 engine vibration transducer and performed a ground vibration survey. The engine was found to be within limits. They went on to perform a low pressure compressor and a low pressure turbine borescope. They inspected the magnetic chip detectors and a visual check of the inlet cone, fan baldes, turbine exhaust case and turbine nozzle area. All findings were negative. These inspections were recorded on log pages 7760386 and 770390. The overweight landing inspection was found to be within limits. Log page 7760387. Incident CE2000IAC087 is considered closed with this report. Ref. #ptrs CE052000B1418.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON 9-14-00, AMERICAN WEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 2742 ENROUTE FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO TO LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL. AIRCRAFT N646AW LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION INDICATION IN THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE. AMERICAN WEST DISPATCHED 2 MECHANICS TO TROUBLESHOOT AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE #2 ENGINE VIBRATION TRANSDUCER AND PERFORMED A GROUND VIBRATION SURVEY. THE ENGINE WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. THEY WENT ON TO PERFORM A LOW PRESSURE COMPRESSOR AND A LOW PRESSURE TURBINE BORESCOPE. THEY INSPECTED THE MAGNETIC CHIP DETECTORS AND A VISUAL CHECK OF THE INLET CONE, FAN BALDES, TURBINE EXHAUST CASE AND TURBINE NOZZLE AREA. ALL FINDINGS WERE NEGATIVE. THESE INSPECTIONS WERE RECORDED ON LOG PAGES 7760386 AND 770390. THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. LOG PAGE 7760387. INCIDENT CE2000IAC087 IS CONSIDERED CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT. REF. #PTRS CE052000B1418.