Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 5, 2010
Submitted
August 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
56,034 hours, 20,551 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Engine
Condition
Sparks
Location
Nr 2 Exhaust
Part time
28,327 hours, 11,967 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

IAW CREW: ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO FELT NOSE GEAR VIBRATION. ACCOMPLISH FULL TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE FOR ENG STALL TSM. DEBRIEFED CREW ON RETURN. CREW STATES PASSENGER AT ROW 21 SAW SPARKS AND FLAME OUT OF NR 2 ENGINE EXHAUST. POST FLIGHT REPORT INDICATES ECAM WARNING: ENG 2 STALL AND FAILURE MESSAGE: VSV MECH-BLEED VALVE V-LPC2 SOURCE EIU2 FADEC. REMOVED AND INSTALLED ENGINE. ENGINE INSTALLATION COMPLETED.

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