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Post by stealthmanbob on Dec 5, 2016 19:36:52 GMT 1
901 suffered a wiped #3 and #4 bearing on the #2 engine with significant metal shavings contained in the engine oil and had damage to the prop fan. So the engine was replaced and repairs done to the right engine pylon. The aircraft was out of service for approximately 2 weeks while replacing the engine since the supply of available engines is extremely limited. Thanks for the info, was this bird strike caused ? Or an engine component failure ? Or an operational issue ? |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Dec 5, 2016 19:48:48 GMT 1
Thanks nkpilot Sounds like significant damage. I wonder if such failures also happen on other engines, or would this be a GTF design issue? According to Spirits own fleet planner from Oct 2016, they were due to get 5 NEOs in 2016, and none in 2017 ! Then taking them again from 2018 ! ir.spirit.com/fleetplan.cfmThe 5 early ones are the leased ones, then a wait for the directly ordered ones ? |
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Post by rp4242 on Dec 5, 2016 20:09:58 GMT 1
ex-Volaris birds.
Component failure
Similar problem just happened at Volaris and IndiGo. Not isolated to NK.
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Post by XWB on Dec 5, 2016 20:12:20 GMT 1
Similar problem just happened at Volaris and IndiGo. Not isolated to NK. Welcome to the forum, rp4242Do you mean it happened with A320neo aircraft from both Volaris and IndiGo, or other engine types? I'm not familiar with wiped bearing failures. |
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Post by rp4242 on Dec 5, 2016 23:39:37 GMT 1
Thanks and yep, similar GTF issues manifested themselves at Volaris and IndiGo
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Post by stealthmanbob on Dec 6, 2016 0:06:19 GMT 1
Which Volaris and Indigo Neo frames have been out of service for a lenghthy period ?
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Post by mtrunz on Dec 6, 2016 0:57:49 GMT 1
For Volaris there is only 1 NEO delivered so far and that is MSN 7051 and it flew pretty much everyday from October (the earliest I can see) until Dec 1. Not sure if that has to do with this or not. www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/n528vl |
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Post by philidor on Dec 6, 2016 4:49:38 GMT 1
Thank you, nkpilot and rp4242 !
It's deeply concerning that several GTF engines suffered from a component failure and sustained severe dammage leading to engine replacement. This has a potential to cause more delay in the programme. I suppose Spirit must not be the only airline deferring deliveries ...
So far, P&W, Airbus and even their customers have been mum on the issue. I would like to know whether a fix has already been identified. If not, why would replacement engines be immune from the same problems ?
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Post by mjoelnir on Dec 15, 2016 9:35:49 GMT 1
Today Airbus reaches 496 A320 series deliveries, that is the new record for one year, passing 493 deliveries.
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Post by eta3 on Dec 15, 2016 18:34:07 GMT 1
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