# Incident 20240330004939I: Airbus A321-271NX, March 30, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2024, 09:25 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: YENA
- Aircraft: N2180J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2180J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus A321-271NX (registry code 3930915, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-271nx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE PW1133GA-JM (registry code 34598, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-pw1133ga-jm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A321-271NX
- Reported engine: IAE PW1133GA-JM
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240330004939I

## Narrative

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

ENROUTE LONDON HEATHROW-JFK, NUMBER 2 ENGINE INDICATED DETERIORATING COMPRESSOR STALLS.  CREW DEPARTED NAT IAW DOC 007 DECLARED EMERGENCY, COORDINATED WITH SHANWICK OCEANIC FOR DESCENT TO FL200 AND SECURED ENGINE.  REQUESTED DIRECT TO SHANNON AIRPORT AND CONDUCTED UNEVENTFUL ARRIVAL AND LANDING.  ENG 2 FAIL CAUSED BY #4 AND 5 BEARING FAILURE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A BLOCKED BEARING CAVITY OIL SUPPLY LINE. THE OIL SUPPLY LINE WAS AN ORIGINAL INSTALLATION SINCE ENGINE BUILDUP AT PRATT AND WHITNEY.

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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