Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 6, 2022
Submitted
August 9, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
68,724 hours, 26,199 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B3P
Engine time
58,250 hours, 29,771 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
1887M10G04
Part serial
575197
Condition
Shutdown
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
58,250 hours, 29,771 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
Y, A
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: ENGINE #1 HAD COMPRESSOR STALLS WHICH WAS THEN FOLLOWED BY UN-COMMANDED ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PASSENGER WITNESSED FLAMES FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND # 1 ENGINE FIRE BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED GJT WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE FAN WAS FROZEN AND THERE WAS METAL DEBRIS IN THE TAIL PIPE. A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE REVEALED EXTENSIVE INTERNAL DAMAGE. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)