Service difficulty report · Turbine · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 22, 2017
Submitted
November 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3977
Aircraft time
30,773 hours, 10,845 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
23,007 hours, 8,172 cycles
Part
Turbine
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, DURING CLIMB OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 16,000 FT, THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE NOTES MOST OF DAMAGE IS IN THE TURBINE SECTION WITH NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FAN, THE FAN WAS SEIZED. NO METAL FOUND ON THE CHIP DETECTORS OR SCREENS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 26L40071004. LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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