Service difficulty report · Blade · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 15, 2000
Submitted
October 4, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
571
Aircraft time
15,707 hours, 5,317 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
4,096 hours, 2,423 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
6A4254
Condition
Failed
Location
Compressor
Part time
4,096 hours, 2,423 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE FAILED IN FLIGHT. MAX EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE EXCEEDED. *S/D* THE IFSD WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE OF A HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR (HPC) 4TH STAGE (C4) BLADE. THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE BLADE FAILURE WAS HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE STRESS CAUSED BY NON-OPTIMAL VARIABLE STATOR VANE (VSV) SCHEDULING. THE ROOT CAUSE IS BEING CORRECTED FOR UAL'S FLEET PER AN ELECTRONIC ENGINE CONTROL SOFTWARE MODIFICATION (V2500-ENG-73-0169) FOLLOWED BY AN ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF THE BLADE (V2500-ENG-72-0373).

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