# Incident 20071030824129I: Airbus A319112, Richmond, VA, October 30, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 30, 2007, 18:50 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-112 (registry code 3930323, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319112
- Reported engine: CFMINT CFM565B6P
- People aboard: 86
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071030824129I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) 10/30/2007 18:50 EDT USAIR FLIGHT 1673, CLIMBING OUT OF FL190 TO FL200 AIRCRAFT HAD 3 EXPLOSIONS IN THE NUMBER 1 ENG. FLAME REPORTED BY PASSENGERS AND FLIGHT ATTENDANT. THRUST OSCILLATED GREATLY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RIC WITHOUT SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE. ENGINE INDICATIONS REMAINED NORMAL EXCEPT HIGH VIBRATION. NO CAUTIONS OR WARNINGS. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL STATED COMPRESSOR STALL WAS DUPLICATED ON GROUND DURING MAINTENANCE RUN. BOROSCOPE INSPECTION OF ENGINE FOUND DAMAGE TO COMPRESSOR DISC DUE TO CONTACT WITH STATOR.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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