Service difficulty report · Compressor · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
April 7, 2011
Submitted
April 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N281AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1041
Aircraft time
6,803 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
6,803 hours
Part
Compressor
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, B, J
Precautionary procedure
E, H, A

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

What was found

CLT FLT 732 EN ROUTE CLT TO LGW. DURING CLIMB FROM 8,000 FEET TO 14,000 FEET, THE FLIGHT CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG AND FELT THE AIRCRAFT SHUDDER. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN EXTREMELY HIGH NUMBER TWO ENGINE EGT INDICATION AND A DROP IN OIL PRESSURE. THE CREW INITIATED A SHUTDOWN OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE. BEFORE THE SHUTDOWN WAS COMPLETE, HOWEVER, THE N3 SPEED WENT TO ZERO PERCENT, SMOKE ENTERED THE CABIN, AND ENG 2 STALL AND EGT OVER LIMIT ECAM WARNINGS APPEARED. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE QRH PROCEDURES ACCOMPLISHED, THE SMOKE IN THE CABIN RAPIDLY DISSIPATED. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. THE BORESCOPE INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER TWO ENGINE REVEALED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ALL STAGES OF THE HPC, AND PART OF THE IPC. THE ENGINE IS CURRENTLY BEING REMOVED. FURTHER ACTION IS PENDING.

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