Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
March 11, 2006
Submitted
August 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N265AV
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
427
Aircraft time
43,401 hours, 16,996 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A3
Engine time
27,623 hours, 10,695 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
3053557180
Part serial
DC152014F
Condition
Spalled
Location
Nr 4
Part time
10,147 hours, 3,808 cycles
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

SDR WRITTEN TO CLOSE SDR U30A200600003, WHICH READ: FLT 1013 CUN-STL; SHORTLY AFTER T/O, CREW REPORTED VIBRATION, POPPING SOUNDS COMING FROM NR 2 ENG. ENGINE ROLLED BACK TO IDLE. CREW MANINTAINED IDLE CONDITION (ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE NORMAL AND OIL QUANTITY GOOD). CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED AND LANDED W/O FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN. NR 2 ENG. WAS SHUTDOWN, TAXIED SINGLE ENG TO PARKING. MAINT WAS DISPATCHED WITH BOROSCOPE EQUIPMENT TO DETERMINE ENG CONDITION. TROUBLESHOOTING SUGGESTS NR 4 BEARING FAILURE. ENGINE CHANGE IS LIKELY. ENGINE WAS REMOVED, REPLACED. ENGINE WAS REPAIRED, DUE TO NR 4 BRG DETERIORATION. ENG HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. SDR U30A200600008 CLOSES SDR U30A200600003.

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