Service difficulty report · Bearing · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
April 7, 2011
Submitted
April 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N184US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1651
Aircraft time
32,553 hours, 11,840 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4
Engine time
28,517 hours, 11,660 cycles
Part
Bearing
Part number
3053557170
Part serial
DC150655
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
28,517 hours, 11,660 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, Y
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLT 1446 -AT CRUISE, 5.2 VIBRATION INDICATION ON N2. BEGAN NEARING A THUMPING SOUND WHICH WAS MORE PRONOUNCED IN THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT AS CONFIMED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS. N2 WENT TO 9 AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPOOL DOWN. CREW PERFORMED ENGINE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND DECLARED EMERGENCY, DIVERTED TO OMA. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE PER PER JPC 2640071001. VENDOR IDENTIFIED FAILURE OF NR 4 BEARING AS THE ROOT CAUSE.

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