Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
November 16, 2021
Submitted
November 30, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6133
Aircraft time
23,847 hours, 9,353 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
23,847 hours, 9,353 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
V2533A5
Part serial
V17272
Condition
Surges
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
23,847 hours, 9,353 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PASSING APPROXIMATELY 7500FL. TWO LARGE #2 ENGINE SURGES AND A 30 TO 40 % DEGRADATION OF THRUST. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202111169323: REPLACED #2 ENGINE AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER TASK CARD 26L40071004. ** (CLOSED)