Service difficulty report · Compressor Blade · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 22, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
66
Aircraft time
69,593 hours, 31,160 cycles
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Engine time
52,592 hours, 23,280 cycles
Part
Compressor Blade
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Component
Engine · Iae · V2500A1QEC
Component part number
V2500A1QEC
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

FLT 51 - PHX - RTO - ON TAKEOFF ROLL AT ABOUT 110 KNOTS, CREW REPORTED A LOUD BANG AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT - TAKEOFF WAS REJECTED. PASSENGERS REPORTED SEEING FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE FOUND NR 2 ENGINE HIGH PRESSURE COMPRESSOR STAGE 6 HAS BLADES WITH MISSING MATERIAL AND TEARS. REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE.

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