Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 19, 2026
Submitted
February 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02832
Aircraft time
73,058 hours, 26,172 cycles
Part
Engine
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 543, EWR-EWR. EMERGENCY DECLARED. ACFT OPERATING FLIGHT 543 EWR - PBI CARRIED OUT AN AIR RETURN INTO EWR. FLT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMBOUT. RECEIVED ENG 1 OIL FILTER CLOG MESSAGE & AFTER 1 TO 2 MINS, RECEIVED A MOMENTARILY ENG 1 STALL ECAM MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY AN ODOR OF SMOKE. FLT CREW MEMBERS CALLED THAT THEY HAD HEAVY SMOKE IN CABIN. ALL ENG PARAMETERS REMAINED NORMAL. HAD A MOMENTARILY LT YAW MOMENT & LOUD BANG ASSOCIATED WITH STALL. EVACUATION CARRIED OUT AFTER LANDING & EVACUATION QRH FOLLOWED. ENG 1, ENG 2, & APU FIRE PUSH BUTTONS WERE PUSHED BUT FIRE BOTTLES NOT DISCHARGED. ACFT HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE IN EWR AND THE ACFT HAD TWO PREVIOUS REPORTS IN FEBRUARY 2026 ON ENGINE 1 FOR ENG 1 START FAULT AND ENG 1 EGT OVER LIMIT. OPEN

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