What was found
RIGHT ENGINE FAILED. BORESCOPE INSPECTION REVEALED FAILED HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR STAGE 4 BLADES, CAUSING MAJOR INTERNAL ENGINE DAMAGE AND AUTO-SHUTDOWN. ENGINE WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 29, 2002
- Submitted
- June 25, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N435UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 613
- Aircraft time
- 20,025 hours, 6,806 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- Engine time
- 12,803 hours, 4,392 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 12,803 hours, 4,392 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.