Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 14, 2009
Submitted
June 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
452
Aircraft time
53,865 hours, 19,422 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
46,517 hours, 17,247 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Vibration
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
IN
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

WHILE FLYING THROUGH TURBULENCE, NOTICED HIGH N1 VIBES FOR ENG 2. FLIGHT DIVERTED. CHECKED CHIP DETECTORS, NO METAL FOUND. ACP'D BOROSCOPE, NO LIMITING DEFECTS NOTED. ACCMP'D GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION OF ENG 2 INLET & EXHAUST LOOK FOR METAL IN THE TAILPIPE. NO METAL IN THE TAILPIPE. CHK'D CFDS FOR VIBRATION RELATED FAULTS & ACCOMPLISHED EVMU TEST. NO FAULTS ON POST FLIGHT REPORT, NOTHING ON LAST LEG REPORT, EVMU TEST PASSED, NO CLASS 3 FAULT RELATED TO EVMU. RECHECKED CHIP DETECTORS ACCOMPLISHED VIBRATION SURVEY TEST NR 8 MAX N1 VIBRATION WAS 2.1 UNITS AT 82 PERCENT N1. CONFIRMED FINDINGS WITH OPBLM. A/C CLEARED FOR SERVICE.

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