Service difficulty report · Blade · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
June 1, 2002
Submitted
July 9, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
948
Aircraft time
11,552 hours, 4,262 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
14,180 hours, 4,737 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
6A4198
Condition
Fractured
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. CAUSE OF STALL WAS FOUND TO BE LIBERATED SECTION OF HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR (HPC) 5TH STAGE BLADE. LIBERATION CAUSED DOWNSTREAM DAMAGE, INCREASED TIP CLEARANCE, AND REDUCED SURGE MARGIN OF HPC TO STALL POINT.

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