What was found
DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND FLAMED OUT. NO RELIGHT WAS ATTEMPTED. FLIGHT CREW DIVERTED TO LAS AND PERFORMED AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND METAL IN THE TAILPIPE. REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2002
- Submitted
- September 23, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N321US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft serial
- 00262
- Aircraft time
- 35,159 hours, 15,421 cycles
- Engine
- Cfmint CFM565A1
- Engine time
- 28,987 hours, 12,583 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7200 · Engine (Turbine/Turboprop)
- Part
- Engine
- Condition
- Making Metal
- Location
- Nr 2
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, X
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.