Service difficulty report · Blade · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 1, 2010
Submitted
September 3, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1435
Aircraft time
30,979 hours, 12,733 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BIRDSTRIKE ON TAKE OFF, RTFL. LANDED AT GW 152.1. IAW CREW, DID NOT EXCEED VERTICAL SPEED (V-S) OF MORE THAN 360 FT-MIN. EXTENDED AND SMOOTH LANDING. ACCOMPLISHED OVERWEIGHT CHECK, NO DMU MESSAGE, OR DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED BIRD STRIKE INSP REF MM, NO DEFECTS NOTED ON AIRFRAME, DAMAGE TO LT ENG DUE TO BIRDSTRIKE. ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. PER CREW, NO PARAMETER SHIFTS. ENGINES WERE STEADY. THREE BLADES FOUND DAMAGED AND BENT, ATTRITION LINER HAS BEEN DAMAGED BEYOND 20 PERCENT, STRUT FAIRINGS DAMAGED AND MISSING. POST FLIGHT REPORT INDICATED STALL. REPLACED ESN V10373 WITH ESN V11146 IN POS 01.

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