Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 27, 2003
Submitted
April 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1552
Aircraft time
53,486 hours, 20,172 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
6,174 hours, 2,379 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B, J
Precautionary procedure
G, E, A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO DCA AT FL 370 A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD COMING FROM NR 1 ENGINE, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A CLOGGED OIL MESSAGE, ALL OTHER PARAMETERS NORMAL. CREW CONTACTED MOC AND WERE TOLD TO MONITOR ENGINE. APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES LATER TWO MORE BANGS WERE HEARD COMING FROM LT ENGINE, THIS TIME FOLLOWED BY AVIONICS AND CARGO SMOKE INDICATIONS. COCKPIT AND CABIN FILLED WITH DENSE SMOKE, MASKS DEPLOYED, CREW AND CABIN WENT ON OXYGEN. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND PREPARED TO DIVERT TO STL, RECEIVED NT 1 ENGINE LOW OIL PRESSURE INDICATION AND SHUTDOWN ENGINE. AT FL 150 SMOKE BEGAN TO DISSIPATE, AND AT FL 100 CREW WAS ABLE TO COME OFF OXYGEN, LANDED AT STL WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE R & R NR 1 ENGINE.

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