Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 18, 2009
Submitted
April 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1702
Aircraft time
23,378 hours, 10,328 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
34,845 hours, 13,321 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
IAE2527
Part serial
V10378
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 1
Part time
34,845 hours, 13,321 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTS COMING OUT OF FL220 CREW EXPERIENCED NR 1 ENGINE VIBRATION OF 7.5 UNITS AND THE A3 BREAKER TRIPPED, WITH ENGINE AT IDLE THERE IS STRONG AIRFRAME VIBRATION AND 1.5 UNITS INDICATED ON THE ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE. REPLACED ENGINE DUE TO CHAFFED WIRES FOUND GROUNDED TO THE IGN POWER SUPPLY. DUE TO HIGH VIBRATION REPORTS ALL MAG CHIP DETECTORS WERE CHK'D WITH NO ANOMALIES FOUND. SUSPECT ICING AS CAUSE FOR VIBRATION.

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