Service difficulty report · Turbine Blades · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
January 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N449UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
851
Aircraft time
45,752 hours, 17,965 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Turbine Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

APU AUTOSHUTDOWN UNDER BOOST CONDITIONS. APU 2ND STAGE TURBINE BLADES HAS SEVERE BLADE TIP DAMAGE. REPLACING APU.

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