Service difficulty report · Blades · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
June 9, 2011
Submitted
June 30, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
713
Aircraft time
35,456 hours, 18,089 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Engine time
29,263 hours, 12,033 cycles
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT, HEARD VERY LOUD BANG, ACFT YAWED RT AND NR 2 ENGINE SPOOLED DOWN, NO RED ECAM. NR2 ENG FLUCUATED AT IDLE WITH HIGH EGT FOR ABOUT 30 SECS. ECAM SHOWED NR2 OVERLIMIT BUT GAUGES DID NOT SHOW ANY. ENGINE STABILIZED AT IDLE, LT IT RUNNING THERE, ALONG WITH THE TSM REQUIREMENTS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING THE STALL, PLEASE BORESCOPE THE ENTIRE ENGINE, ALL STAGES OF COMPRESSOR AND TURBINE. VISUAL INSP OF ENG NO DAMAGE NOTED. BORESCOPE 6TH STAGE HPC FOUND MAJOR DAMAGE FWD AND AFT OF 6TH STAGE, DAMAGE WAS NOT ONLY CONFINED TO BLADES BUT ALSO MAJOR DAMAGE TO GUIDE VANES. ALL DAMAGE EXCEEDED A300-600 MM BORESCOPE REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE PER WIC 64T0712-2.

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