What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING AN UNSCHEDULED LEFT ENGINE CHANGE MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT THRUST LINK WAS MISSING A BUSHING ON THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE THRUST LINK PER AMM 71-21-12 AND EA 355869.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2024
- Submitted
- July 3, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N929AA
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 7525
- Aircraft time
- 22,346 hours, 8,903 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2533A5
- Engine time
- 23,700 hours, 9,233 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7120 · Engine Mount Section
- Part
- Thrust Link
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Lt Engine
- 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.