Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
January 29, 2019
Submitted
January 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N534UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3989
Aircraft time
34,160 hours, 12,175 cycles
Part
Nozzle
Part number
7451101505
Part serial
5538001
Condition
Separated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
66,391 hours, 24,471 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: NR 1 ENGINE HAD A PIECE OF METAL SEPARATED FROM THE INNER COWL EXHAUST. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE EXHAUST NOZZLE PER AMM 78-11-11-000-010-A AND 78-11-11-400-010-A. MAINTENANCE ALSO PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

More about the Airbus A321-231