Service difficulty report · Cowling · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
April 3, 2000
Submitted
April 17, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
916
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Cowling
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

JFK - FLT 570 - DURING TAXIING GATE, ENG NR 2 INTAKE COWL BARREL AND RT ENG FAN COWL RE HIT BY A BELT LOADER. STAYED AT JFK FOR MX. PERFORMED INSPECTION THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE WAS FOUND: TWO CRACKS ON THE EXTERIOR LOWER SKIN OF THE ENG INTAKE COWL BARREL, AFT SKIN EDGE DELAMINATED, 5 EDGE RIVETS DAMAGED, DENT AT THE ENGINE INTAKE COWL LIP AFT EDGE, AND DENT ON RT FAN COWL. ENGINE INTAKE COWL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AS PER AMM 71-11-11-000-010. THE ENGINE RT FAN COWL LEADING EDGE WAS TEMPORARY REPAIRED IAW BF GOODRIDGE AEROSPACE MESSAGE AND TACA ENGINEERING ORDER NR A320IR54-009/00. THE OUTBOARD VENT ON THE FAN COWL CAN REMAIN, BUT ONLY FOR THE FERRY FLIGHT AS PER BF GOODRIDGE MESSAGE. THE A/C WAS RELEASED

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