Service difficulty report · Panel · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 9, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Engine
Iae V2500A1
Part
Panel
Part number
5R0083
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
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

(CAN) NR 1 ENGINE SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT ANTI ICE IMPACT PANEL IN THE LOWER HALF OF THE FAN CASE. AFTER A FERRY FLIGHT TO A MAIN BASE THE DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. A NUMBER OF DAYS LATER, THE SAME REPAIRED PANELS WERE FOUND DELAMINATED. ONE PANEL WAS REPAIRED AND ONE PANEL REPLACED. FOLLOWING THIS, THE PANEL THAT WAS REPLACED, WAS FOUND DELAMINATED YET AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS RECOMMENDED A PROCESS, WHICH SHOULD ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM.

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