Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 8, 2007
Submitted
February 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
571
Aircraft time
38,516 hours, 13,610 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Reverser
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 2 INBOARD REVERSER AT 7:00 POS FRAME IS CRACKED IN HALF. AFT END OF CASCADE VANES ATTACH TO FRAME. [5-1-07] REPLACED FRAME DURING HMV. FRAME HAS HISTORY IN THE INDUSTRY OF CRACKING, SERVICE BULLETIN IAE V2500-NAC-78-0209 ADDRESSES PART OF THE ISSUE . THE ROOT CAUSE IS VIBRATION INDUCED FATIQUE DUE TO LOOSE LOWER AND UPPER ATTACHMENT POINTS. A THRUST REVERSER HEALTH CHECK TO CHECK THE SUPPORT BUSHINGS EVERY CCK IS BEING INSTITUTED. SERVICE BULLETIN 78-0209 IS ALSO INCORPORATED INTO THE HEALTH CHECK.

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