Service difficulty report · Shaft · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 1, 2019
Submitted
September 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1360
Aircraft time
49,962 hours, 32,107 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B6P
Engine time
26,497 hours, 13,611 cycles
Part
Shaft
Part number
1217624
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, A
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT AIR RETURNED TO CLT ON ACCOUNT OF NUMBER TWO ENGINE COMPRESSOR STALL. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. CREW REPORTS THEY WERE NOT AWARE THEY HAD A COMPRESSOR STALL, TOWER CALLED CREW TO LET THEM KNOW THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE, MECHANICS ON THE GROUND HEARD MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR STALLS. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LOWER VBV'S IN THE OPEN POSITION AND A BROKEN FLEX SHAFT. THE UPPER VBV'S WERE IN THE CLOSED POSITION. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED ALL SLAVE BLEED VALVES , MASTER BALLSRCEW ACT ASSY, BLEED VALVE STOP MECHANISM , ALL FLEX SHAFTS AND BLEED VALVE GEAR MOTOR ASSEMBLY. ACCOMPLISHED E2 POWER ASSURANCE CHECK IAW JOB CARD 26L40072006 SPECIAL BORESCOPE INSPECTION. (SEE SDR # AALA201909029005, AALA201909039032, AALA201909039033)

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