Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
June 25, 2025
Submitted
June 26, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
5696
Aircraft time
36,333 hours, 15,196 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B3P
Engine time
65,980 hours, 35,532 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
1887M10G01
Part serial
779522
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Zone 400
Part time
65,980 hours, 35,532 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAS DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT ON TAKEOFF BOTH ENGINES ENCOUNTERED AN EGT EXCEEDANCE. A COMPRESSOR STALL ON THE #2 ENGINE ALONG WITH REPORTS OF SMOKE COMING FROM THAT ENGINE. THE FLIGHT CREW SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENGINE AND LANDED SAFELY AT LAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLKISHED A DOWNLOAD OF THE DFDR DATA. ESC REVIEWED THE DATA FOR THE #1 ENGINE AND FOUND THE ENGINE MEETS CRITERIA FOR INSUFFICIENT WARM UP TIME PER AMM 72-00-00-200-008-A. AND DETERMINED NO FURTHER ACTION WAS NECESSARY. (AALA202506265897) MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE #2 ENGINE AND FOUND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OR REAR OF THE ENGINE HOWEVER MAINTENANCE REPORTED THAT THE FAN WAS EXTREMELY DIFIFCULT TO ROTATE. THE DECISION WAS MADE TO REPLACE THE #2 ENGINE. NOTE THE #2 ENGINE IS REPORTED ON AALA202506264558 AND WILL HAVE A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT SUBMITTED UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS EVENT.

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