Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
May 22, 2008
Submitted
July 13, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
326
Aircraft time
46,820 hours, 20,029 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A
Engine time
28,022 hours, 21,710 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Location
Left
Part time
28,022 hours, 21,710 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E, C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL SERIES OF POPS OR BANGS, SPEED LESS THAN 40 KTS, EXPERIENCED LT SWERVE, LOW SPEED REJECT. SOUNDED LIKE POSSIBLE COMPRESSOR STALL. GVI OF NR 1 ENG SHOWS VERY SMALL METAL PARTICLES APX 1MM SIZE IN TAILPIPE. ALSO SLIGHT INTERMITTENT SQUEAL W/ENGINE WINDMILLING IN GATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 1 ENG IAW WORK CARD 44T0101-1 AND 44T0701-1 LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD.

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