Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
September 21, 1999
Submitted
November 15, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AB
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
682
Aircraft time
15,062 hours, 6,321 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4152
Part
Fan Blade
Condition
Fod
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

MBJ/EWR - FLT JM 2019 - ACFT EXPERIENCED HIGH VIBRATION ON THE N1 OF NR 2 ENG DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF ROLL. TAKEOFF DISCONTINUED, ACFT RETURNED TO RAMP. NR 2 ENG SUFFERED FOD DAMAGES TO 2 FAN BLADES ON 9-16-99. AFTER ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATION OF A310 MM 72-21-00, ACFT RELEASED FOR 50 FLT HRS DURING WHICH BLADES WOULD BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, DAMAGED FAN BLADES REPLACED. A310 MM 72-21-02-4 FOLLOWED, 2 BLADES REPLACED IN MATCHED PAIRS. PG 3 ALLOWS A 1.0 OUNCE INCH MOMENT WEIGHT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MATCHED PAIR OF BLADES, 1 PAIR HAD 1.0 OUNCE INCH DIFFERENCE, THE OTHER, 0.3 OUNCE INCH DIFFERENCE. WITH REQUIREMENTS OF MM MET, SUSPECT HEAVIER OF BOTH PRS OF BLADES INSTALLED ADJ CREATED IMBALANCE.

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