Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A319111

Difficulty date
May 31, 2007
Submitted
June 1, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N904FR
Make and model
Airbus A319111
Aircraft serial
1579
Aircraft time
19,658 hours, 9,322 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM56*
Engine time
19,658 hours, 9,322 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIR TURN BACK AT 1710Z, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED NR 2 ENGINE ROLLBACK TO BETWEEN 45 PERCENT AND 55 PERCENT N1 DURING CLIMB-OUT OF 10,000 FT. ENGINE WAS ALSO MAKING VERY LOUD BANGS EVERY 3 SECONDS ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE VIBRATIONS FELT THROUGHOUT THE AIRCRAFT. ALL OTHER ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE WITHIN NORMAL RANGE. FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED IN KLAX WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED OVERWEIGHT LANDING. THE NR 2 ENGINE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPLACED. [6-13-07] A BORESCOPE OF THE NO. 2 ENGINE HAS REVEALED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE TO BE THE SEPARATION OF A STAGE 5 BOOSTER BLADE.

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