Service difficulty report · Blades · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
August 12, 2005
Submitted
August 15, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N646AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
271
Aircraft time
42,554 hours, 17,325 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
45,394 hours, 20,261 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
45,394 hours, 20,261 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT, 500 AGL, LOUD BANG ACCOMPANIED WITH ACFT YAWING LT 5-10 FT. ENG RECOVERED IMMEDIATELY. ACFT CONTINUED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. NO EMERGENCY ACTION TAKEN/DECLARED. MX BORESCOPED BOTH ENGINES TO ENSURE INTEGRITY. NO DEFECTS NOTED ON NR 1 , BUT FOUND NR 2 DAMAGED INTERNALLY. MX R & R NR 2 ENGINE IAW AWA TC R5M71302. CONFIRMED FAILURE. INCOMING INSPECTION REVEALED TWO BROKEN STAGE 5 BLADES WITH MISSING AIRFOIL MATERIAL CAUSING SECONDARY DAMAGE TO OTHER AIRFOILS. ENGINE WAS REPAIRED AND RESTORED IAW EM 71/72-00-00/CD-EM E-V2500-1IA/A5 REV. 60. ENGINE WAS SATISFACTORILY TEST IAW EM 71-00-00 TEST 10.

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