Service difficulty report · Blades · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 27, 2026
Submitted
August 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1343
Aircraft time
77,742 hours, 32,452 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

NUMBER 1 ENG STALLED ON TAKEOFF, LOW SPEED ABORT ENG 1 VIB 5.4. ALSO METAL ODOR IN FLT DECK SMOKE, POST FLIGHT REPORT IAW TSM 71-00-00-810-808-A, ACP. B.S.I. OF HPC STAGES 3 & 4 ON ENG NR 1 IAW AMM 72-00-00-200-016. FOUND 2 BLADES MISSING ON HPC 3, ONE OF THEM LOCATED AT 6 O'CLOCK BETWEEN STAGES 3 & 4. MULTIPLE HPC 3 CLAPPERS HAVE MISALIGNMENT OVER 50% AND BENT. MULTIPLE HPC4 BLADES HAVE BENDS CURLS. ENG#1 FAILED B.S.I. ENGINE V11148 REMOVED.

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