Service difficulty report · Blade · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 13, 2003
Submitted
March 18, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
30,643 hours, 11,193 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
22,767 hours, 8,002 cycles
Part
Blade
Part number
6A7406
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Fractured
Location
Compressor
Part time
1,553 hours, 601 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

COMPRESSOR STALL NR 2 ENGINE. THROTTLED TO IDLE, ENGINE WAS NOT SHUTDOWN. ENGINE TEARDOWN REVEALED C6 BLADE FAILURE RESULTING FROM NICKED C6 VANE. BIRD INGESTION 17 DAYS PRIOR HAD BEEN BORESCOPED WITH NO FINDINGS IN FIRST THREE STAGES.

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