SDR 2022F00305

Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 29, 2022
Submitted
July 29, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Frame
Part number
5A1824
Part serial
JIPA400
Condition
Fod
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IN THE ENGINE V2524A5 ESN V10668, WHILE CLEANING THE MODULE 32-85 DURING ENGINE OVERHAUL AT 14 CFR PART 145 CERTIFICATE NO. ILAY037F REPAIR STATION , HAVE BEEN FOUND A COMBINED WRENCH MARKED AS "13/64 CRAFTSMAN 43944 7/32" INSIDE THE ENGINE FAN FRAME (EM 72-32-03 03-100 P/N 5A1824 S/N JIPA400), NUMBER 6 STRUT. IT WAS STUCK TO THE INSIDE WALL OF THE STRUT, DUE TO OIL AND DIRT. NO DAMAGE HAVE BEEN FOUND INSIDE STRUT. PREVIOUS OVERHAUL WAS PERFORMED BY OTHER MRO (MTU GERMANY).

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