Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
March 2, 2024
Submitted
March 5, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1403
Aircraft time
73,461 hours, 28,293 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B3P
Engine time
40,229 hours, 18,595 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
1887M10G06
Part serial
697912
Condition
Stalled
Location
Zone 400
Part time
40,229 hours, 18,595 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
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: SUSPECTED COMPRESSOR STALL ON ENGINE #2. SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF WE FELT AND HEARD 3 SUCCESSIVE BOOMS. FIRST OFFICER NOTICED A SLIGHT DECREASE IN N1. IT WAS A TOGA TAKEOFF, APU BLEED ON. ALL PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AT CLIMB POWER, NO ECAMS RECEIVED. CALLED MOC INFLIGHT,NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. DURING A REVIEW OF THE DFDR DATA IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A 3 SECOND UNCOMMANDED ROLL BACK OF N1 ON THE #2 ENGINE. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE EGT HAD EXCEEDED 970 AND MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A BORESCOPE OF THE HPT1 AND LPT1. MAINTENANCE FOUND DAMAGE TO THE LPT BLADES THAT WAS WITHIN LIMITS BUT LIMITED TO 10 FH OR 5 FC BEFORE REPLACING THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #2 ENGINE PER TASK CARD 26L40071001.

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