Service difficulty report · Blades · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 10, 2007
Submitted
April 17, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
44,624 hours, 15,929 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
21,221 hours, 7,943 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Fractured
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.

What was found

ENGINE NR 2 STALLED AT FL360 MACH .78, STALL CLEARED, STALL RECURRED AND CLEARED. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. [07-24-07] HPC BORO REVEALED QTY. 2 STAGE 6 BLADES FRACTURED AT MID SPAN.

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