Service difficulty report · Blades · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
November 12, 2005
Submitted
November 14, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
51,992 hours, 23,496 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
42,658 hours, 19,388 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED ON CLIMB-OUT ECAM MSG ENG 2 STALL. PILOTS RAN QRH PROCEDURE & RAN ENGINE AT IDLE. STALL RETURNED WHEN THEY ADVANCED THRUST LEVER ABOVE IDLE. RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. NR 2 ENGINE BOROSCOPED. HPC NR 6, BLADES BENT & OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM 72-00-00-200-016. MX R & R NR 2 ENGINE IAW AWA TC R5M71302 & F5M71301. OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. CONFIRMED FAULT. COMPRESSOR STALL OF THE NR 2 ENGINE CAUSED BY A BROKEN STAGE 6 BLADE. ENGINE INSPECTED TESTED & REPAIRED IAW EM 71/72-00-00/CD-EM E-V2500-1IA/A5 REV. 61. ENGINE SATISFACTORILY TEST IAW EM 71-00-00 TEST 10.

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