Service difficulty report · Blade · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
September 16, 2009
Submitted
March 22, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
686
Aircraft time
41,952 hours, 16,395 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Engine time
24,827 hours, 902 cycles
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NR 1 ENG BIRD STRIKE, RTFL. ON CLIMBOUT, ABOUT 800FT, CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A BAD ODOR AND MILD ACFT VIBRATION. ACFT HAD A BIRD STRIKE ON THE LT SIDE NR 1 ENGINE. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. NO CABIN PREP AND CREW MADE A NORMAL LANDING. NR 1 ENG, ACCOMPLISH BIRD STRIKE BOROSCOPE ON ACCOUNT OF EVIDENCE OF STRIKE IN INLET. NR 1 ENG, 2 FAN BLADES FAILED TRANSIENT, ACOUSTICAL, PROPAGATION TEST, BLADES MARKED, REPAIR AS NECESSARY. LP COMPRESSOR BLADES AND FILLERS REMOVED. AT REMOVAL OF LP COMPRESSOR BLADES AND FILLERS FOUND 2 FILLERS ON EITHER SIDE OF BLADE LOCATION NR 2 BENT AND CRACKED. ALL BLADE NRS AND WEIGHTS RECORDED AND SENT TO ENG CONTROLLER WAITING FOR NEW BLADE CONFIGURATION. REPLACED BLADES & FILLERS. RAN NG FOR VIB CHECK, HAD 2.4 AT 1.25 EPR, AT 85 PERCENT N1 HAD 1.2 VIB. RAN CHECK TWICE. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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