Service difficulty report · Blade · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 5, 2013
Submitted
June 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N441UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
751
Aircraft time
51,193 hours, 20,487 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FAILED VIBRATION TEST. FIRST STAGE FAN BLADES REMOVED PER MM. BLADE DAMAGE. BLADE AND DAMAGE IS OUT OF LIMITS PER 72-31-11-200-010-B. PER AMM MAX BLEND LIMIT IS .040, AREA BLENDED MEASURES .0625 DEEP. REPLACED NR 14 BLADE PER MM 72-13-11-400-010-C.

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