What was found
DURING CRUISE, A LOUD BANG HEARD & A/C SHUDDERED, FOLLOWED BY ECAM MESSAGE NR 2 ENG STALL & NR 2 ENG OIL FILTER CLOG MESSAGE. NR 2 ENG SHUTDOWN INFLT, DIVERTED, A/C LANDED SAFELY & TAXIED TO GATE UNDER OWN POWER. MAINT FOUND DEBRIS ON CHIP DETECTORS & IN OIL FILTER, SUSPECT NR 3 BEARING FAILURE. R & R NR 2 ENG IAW T/C R5M71302, OPS CHK GOOD PER T/C. TEARDOWN FINDINGS OF ENG CONFIRMED EVENT CAUSED BY NR 3 BEARING FAILURE. SECTION OF OUTER RING FOUND SEPARATED WITH AN ADDITIONAL AXIAL CRACK RUNNING DOWN CENTER OF RACEWAY. FRACTURE APPEARED TO ORIGINATE FROM A WORN LOCATION ON ID FORWARD SHOULDER & PROGRESSED OUTWARD RAPIDLY IN OVERSTRESS MODE. EVENT CAUSED AS RESULT OF SINGLE BALL SPALL FOLLOWED BY LOCALIZED