Service difficulty report · Blades · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 19, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N463UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1282
Aircraft time
21,680 hours, 7,919 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
21,669 hours, 7,914 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Compressor
Part time
7,914 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENG 2 STALL. TRANSIENT STALL SHORT ECAM THEN ALL PARAMETERS NORMAL AT TOP OF DESCENT. NR 2 ENGINE S/N V10784 HAS ONE HPC 6TH STAGE BLADE MISSING 1/2 AMOUNT OF BLADE. ALL OTHER 6TH STAGE HPC BLADES HAVE NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF DAMAGE AND MATERIAL LOSS. ENGINE FAILED COMPRESSOR STALL BORESCOPE. REMOVED ENGINE S/N V10784 FROM POSITION 2. INSTALLED ENGINE S/N V10171 AT POSITION 2. HPC DAMAGE CAUSED BY RELEASE OF LINER FOR THE R6 BLADES.

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