Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 6, 2025
Submitted
December 8, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N137AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6647
Aircraft time
31,511 hours, 12,465 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
17,056 hours, 9,575 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Stalled
Location
Nr 1
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SMF DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING MULTIPLE BIRD STRIKES DURING CLIMB OUT ALONG WITH A #1 ENGINE STALL / SURGE AND THE ENGINE THEN CAME BACK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT SMF AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED A BORESCOPE INSPECTION ON THE HPC AND FOUND DAMAGE THAT EXCEEDED LIMITS REQUIRING THE ENGINE TO BE CHANGED.

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