Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2007
Submitted
February 6, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
31,352 hours, 12,139 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
25,782 hours, 9,851 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
AP
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

ENGINE 2 STALL ECAM MSG MOMENTARY AT SAME TIME OF LIGHTNING STRIKE. CREW ADVISED OF AUDIO POP AT SAME TIME AS LIGHTNING STRIKE. EVENT OCCURRED ACFT TURNING FINAL. ENGINE PARAMETERS NORMAL BEFORE AND AFTER STALL EVENT. COMPRESSOR STALL NEAR LIGHTENING STRIKES IS NOT UNCOMMON. THIS IS DUE TO THE TUBULENCE CREATED BY THE LIGHTENING. THIS ENGINE WAS INSPECTED PER THE AIRBUS TSM AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND. AS A PRECAUSTION, THE VSV SYSTEM WAS LUBRICATED. THE ENGINE PASSED ITS POWER ASSURANCE RUN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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