Service difficulty report · Bolt · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
January 13, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft time
52,685 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A5
Part
Bolt
Condition
Failed
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) ON OCTOBER 10, 2013, ENGINE 731532 WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE DUE TO HIGH N2 VIBRATION. THE MAIN WORK-SCOPE OF THE SCHEDULED ENGINE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED A MINOR SERVICEABILITY CHECK. ONLY THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WAS INTENDED FOR AN O/H AND THE LPT MAJOR MODULE SHOULD BE R & R. AFTER PLANNED MAINTENANCE WAS FINISHED THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER SHOULD BE REASSEMBLED INTO THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER CASE. BEFORE THIS WAS DONE AN INSPECTION/CHECK OF FOREIGN MATERIAL IN THE CONTAINMENT OF BOTH MODULES IS MANDATORY. DURING THE INSPECTION WITH A MIRROR 2 MISSING OBVIOUSLY FRACTURED HPC BOLTS WERE FOUND IN THE 3RD STAGE ROTOR DRUM AREA. THE 2 REMAINING BOLTS TOGETHER WITH THE ASSEMBLED NUT WERE DETECTED IN THE HPC ROTOR DRUM. DUE TO THE FINDING THE HPC SYS HAS TO BE DISASSEMBLED TO START THE NECESSARY INVESTIGATION.

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