Service difficulty report · Compressor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 29, 2004
Submitted
April 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1469
Aircraft time
9,849 hours, 3,806 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Compressor
Condition
Seized
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALLED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEIZED. OIL PRESSURE AND N2 WENT TO ZERO. NR 3 BEARING FAILED. OUTER RACE FRACTURED, BEARING CAGE DISINTEGRATED, ALL BALL BEARINGS WORN APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT ON OPPOSING SIDES. REPLACED ENGINE. CORRECTIVE ACTION ALREADY IN PLACE PER EXISTING AD NOTE, AND MCD CHIP RE-INSPECTION INTERVALS HAVE BEEN REDUCED FROM 125 FLIGHT HOURS TO 45 FLIGHT HOURS.

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