Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
June 7, 2007
Submitted
June 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
091
Aircraft time
56,347 hours, 24,999 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Engine
Part number
V2500A1
Part serial
0031
Condition
Flamed Out
Location
Nr 1
Part time
49,457 hours, 22,243 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EWR - PHX - IFSD - CREW REPORTED HEARING A "BANG" FOLLOWED BY THE NR 1 ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. CREW INITIATED AN IN-FLIGHT RESTART OF THE NR 1 ENGINE, ENGINE STARTED AND UPON APPLICATION OF POWER ANOTHER BANG WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY THE NR 1 ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO SDF. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE A/C TAXIED TO THE GATE. MX PERFORMED A BOROSCOPE OF THE NR 1 ENGINE. MX DISCOVERED DAMAGE TO BLADES FROM STAGE 7 THRU STAGE 12. MX REPLACED THE NR 1 ENGINE PER TASK CARD R5M71302. ENGINE POWER RUNS WERE GOOD. THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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