Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
July 1, 2019
Submitted
July 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N190UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1436
Aircraft time
60,675 hours, 23,028 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B3P
Engine time
56,392 hours, 28,757 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS NR 1 ENG VIBRATION FELT AT FL290 WHEN POWER ADVANCED. NO INDICATION UNTIL LEVEL OFF AT 9000 FT. NR 1 ENG N1 VIB FLASHING AT 6.4 AT ABOUT 65% N1, POWER SET AT IDLE FOR REST OF FLIGHT. VIB INDICATIONS NORMAL AT LOW POWER. VERIFIED ENGINE VIBRATIONS DURING ENGINE RUN UP PROCEDURE, WHILE RUNING ENGINES, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE EXHAUST PLUG AFT SUMP AREA. MAINTENANCE CHECKED THE SCAVENGE SCREENS AND FOUND LARGE QUANTITY OF CARBON LIKE DEBRIS ALONG WITH PIECES OF SAFETY WIRE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE IAW CARD 26L40071001.

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