What was found
NR 1 ENGINE FAILURE. IN FLIGHT SHUT DOWN DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED BY HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR (HPC) 6TH STAGE BLADE CRACKING/LIBERATION AT ROOT. INSTALLATION OF NEW DESIGN OF C6 BLADES.
- Difficulty date
- September 21, 2001
- Submitted
- October 23, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N435UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 613
- Aircraft time
- 18,185 hours, 6,012 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- Engine time
- 10,823 hours, 3,650 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 6A4904
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Part time
- 10,823 hours, 3,650 cycles
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.