What was found
NR 2 ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. QTY 1 HPC R6 BLADE FRACTURED ON THE AIRFOIL. THIS, ALONG WITH SECONDARY DAMAGE FROM THE RELEASED BLADE, DEGRADED THE COMPRESSOR'S PERFORMANCE WHICH CAUSED THE OPERATIONAL PROBLEMS.
- Difficulty date
- September 9, 2005
- Submitted
- September 20, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N461UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1266
- Aircraft time
- 18,426 hours, 6,655 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- Engine time
- 33,354 hours, 11,986 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Compressor
- Condition
- Stalled
- Location
- Nr 2 Engine
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.