Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 2, 2005
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
508
Aircraft time
3,433,158 hours, 12,349 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bearing
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Eng Comp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL FOLLOWED BY OIL FILTER CLOGGED MESSAGE. SHUTDOWN ENGINE. NR 4 MAINLINE ROLLER BEARING FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO AUTO-SHUTDOWN. NR 4 BEARING HAD 1417 FLT HOURS FROM LAST OVERHAUL. BEARING FAILURE CONFIRMED AS CAUSED BY BEARING CAGE FAILURE. CAGE FAILURE EXACT CAUSE UNKNOWN, HOWEVER BATCH ESCAPE DURING POST-PLATING BAKE PROCEDURE HEAVILY SUSPECTED TO HAVE CAUSED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT, LEADING TO EVENTUAL FRACTURE. NO FURTHER OVERHAULED NR 4 BEARINGS WITH RE-USED CAGES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY UAL.

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