Service difficulty report · Fan Blade · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 6, 2011
Submitted
May 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
44,217 hours, 17,944 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
32,891 hours, 13,421 cycles
Part
Fan Blade
Condition
Debonded
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
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

ENG 2 N1 VIBES HIGH, CHECKED ALL CHIP DETECTORS ON NR 2 ENG, NO DEBRIS FOUND. POS 2 FAN BLADE TAP TEST REQ'D DUE TO HIGH N1 VIBE. PER T-S NEED TAP TEST PER AMM. ACP'D TAP TEST PER MM. FAILED ONE EA MARKED BLADE WITH 2979 DB PER SEC. NEED TO REPLACE N1 VIBRATION TRANSDUCER, PCN 482-0130. ACP'D TSM TASK AND FOUND DISBONDED FAN BLADE. CALLOUT NOT REQ'D BUT SEE AMIS FOR REPLACED XDUCER AND BORO RESULTS. ACP'D FIM TASK 77-30-00-810-827 AND FOUND FAN BLADE NR 7 DISBONDED. REVIEWED AMIS AND ECM DATA & FOUND PAST TRIM BALANCE CORRECTED IMBALANCE BUT ON 28MAR ON TKO FROM TPA SAW LARGE SHIFT IN N1 VIBE AND SUBSEQUENT INCREASE IN MILS ON EACH TKO REPORT. BLADE NR 7 FAILED TAP TEST AND WAS REPLACED.

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