Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
September 19, 2017
Submitted
September 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505NK
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2485
Aircraft time
41,565 hours, 19,745 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
41,565 hours, 19,745 cycles
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, Y
Precautionary procedure
A, E

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

What was found

LOST THE NR 2 ENGINE AT 4500 FT, NO FIRE, SLIGHT N2 REMAINED THROUGHOUT APP TO 4L. EMERGENCY CREW REPORTED NO FIRE BUT METAL FRAGMENTS BELOW ENGINE ON RUNWAY, VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE EXHAUST SECTION REVEALED MANY DAMAGED OR MISSING TURBINE BLADES. VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE INTAKE AND FAN BLADES REVEALED NO DEFECTS OR EVIDENCE OF FOD INGESTION.

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