Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 15, 2017
Submitted
November 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N519UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3881
Aircraft time
31,269 hours, 10,892 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
59,046 hours, 21,953 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
V2533A5
Part serial
V10731
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 2
Part time
59,046 hours, 21,953 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, M, A
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 20,000 FT MSL THE NR 2 ENGINE STALLED, LOST THRUST, AND SHOWED OVERHEAT. THRUST LEVERS REDUCED TO IDLE POWER BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT HAVE ANY THRUST OR RPM. THE FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. ON LANDING BOTH THRUST REVERSERS WERE PLACED IN IDLE REVERSE THRUST AND THE NR 2 ENGINE ECAM SHOWED STALL. GROUND REPORTED FLAMES FROM THE NR 2 ENGINE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. SHUT DOWN THE NR 2 ENGINE AND TAXI TO GATE ON SINGLE ENGINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 26L40071004. LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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