Service difficulty report · Blade · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 26, 2015
Submitted
March 30, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N219NV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1255
Aircraft time
33,315 hours, 23,555 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
Part
Blade
Part number
3380021140
Part serial
BB387027N
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ENGINE NR 2 N1 VIBES READS 3.4 ON CLIMB OUT. ENG VIBES REACH 1.0 PASSING 200FL ON DESCENT 8000. ENG NR 2 VIBES SPIKED TO 8.8 THEN STABILIZED AT 4.0 FOR REMAINDER OF LANDING, COULD EASILY FEEL THE VIBE THROUGHOUT THE ACFT. INSPECTION OF ENG NR 2 INLET EVIDENCE OF A BIRD STRIKE. ACCOMPLISHED INSPECTION OF FOD IAW AMM 72-00-00-200-006A. FOUND DAMAGED FAN BLADES. INSPECTED BLADES IAW AMM 72-21-00-210-009A. FOUND BLADE 16 TORN& OUT OF LIMITS, BLADE #15 DISTORTED/OUT OF LIMITS BLADE #12,14 AND 17 DISTORTED/WITHIN ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. ACCOMPLISHED SPOT FLUORESCENT PENETRANT INSPECTION IAW AMM 70-51-00-230-002, NO DEFECTS FOUND. INSTALLED NEW SET OF FAN ROTOR BLADES AT POSITION 15 & 33, & 16 & 34 IAW AMM 72-21-00-300-028-A. PROCEED WITH INSTALL OF REAR SPINNER CONE & FRONT SPINNER CONE IAW AMM 72-21-00-400-006A 005A. ENG RUN REQUIRED, REF LOG PAGE 502209. ACCOMPLISHED BORESCOPE OF COMBUSTION CHAMBER & HPT IAW AMM 72-42-00-290-005, NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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