Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 22, 2012
Submitted
October 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564TA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
2862
Aircraft time
23,945 hours, 8,181 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Part
Engine
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF OF THE AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT TAI-396 FROM MGA TO MIA, THE PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED BIRD STRIKE ON ENGINE 1 AND SO THE TAKEOFF PROCEDURE WAS ABORTED. ENGINE 1 WAS INSPECTED PER AMM 05-51-19-200-001-A AND FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE. LOW COMPRESSOR STAGES 1.5 AND 2.5 OF ENGINE 1 WAS BOROSCOPE-INSPECTED AS PER AMM 72-00-200-017-B AND FOUND BLADES ON COMPRESSOR STAGE 1.5 BENT AND DEFORMED. HIGH COMPRESSOR STAGES 3 AND 6 AS PER AMM 72-00-00-200-016-B AND FOUND ONE BLADE IN STAGE 3 WITH MISALIGNED CLAPPER. ENGINE WAS R&R IAW AMM 71-00-20-790-050-B AND ALL THE APPLICABLE PERFORMANCE TEST ACCOMPLISHED WITH OUT FAILURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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