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Old 4th Mar 2009, 22:32
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misd-agin
 
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rcallahan - wtr to one engine being at 35% N1...my a/c engines idle at approx. 25-30% N1 at low altitude/airspeed. Different engines on the A320 so 31% N1 might be a reasonable estimate for an idling engine.

Based on that observation I wouldn't be surprised if one engine was stuck at idle and the other engine(12-15% N1?) was still running but obvious N1 damage was preventing the fan from spinning at the typical idle RPM.
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