Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 31, 2020
Submitted
August 3, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N573UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5939
Aircraft time
21,851 hours, 8,471 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
21,851 hours, 8,471 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Right
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
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: AT APPROXIMATELY FL 210 RIGHT ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, LOUD BANGING NOISES, EGT EXCEEDED, ECAM DIRECTED A SHUTDOWN, DECLARED EMERGENCY LANDED ASAP IN CLT. DFDR DOWNLOAD WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND CONFIRMED ENGINE STALL AND OVERTEMPERATURE WITH A MAX OF 766 DEGREES AND A TIME OF OVER LIMIT OF 29 SECONDS. E2 PS3 DROPPED OFF APPROXIMATELY 90 SECONDS BEFOER ENGINE OVERTEMPED. 7TH STAGE BOROSCOPE INSPECTION SHOWED UNSERVICEABLE DAMAGE FOUND TO MULTIPLE COMPRESSOR BLADES. REMOVED AND REPLACED #2 ENGINE IAW V2500 ENGINE CHANGE J/C 26L40071004.

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