Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 26, 2019
Submitted
July 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2595
Aircraft time
42,448 hours, 20,077 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
58,556 hours, 25,385 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHX ON ACCOUNT OF NUMBER 1 ENGINE ISSUE. ENG 1 FAIL ENG 1 COMPRESSOR AND OVER LIMIT EGT REVESER DEPLOYED AFTER LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE INSPECTION, FOUND EXTREME DAMAGE TO THE 6TH AND 7TH STAGE BLADES INCLUDING PARTIAL BLADE SEPARATION. AN ENGINE CHANGE WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE #1 ENGINE IAW JOB CARD 26L40071004 AND 26L00071015. LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.

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