Service difficulty report · Bolt · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 7, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft time
22,074 hours
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bolt
Part number
837691474
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Mount
Part time
1,108 hours, 333 cycles
Component
Mounts · Iae · V2527A5
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) AFTER ENGINE REMOVAL BOLT SENT FOR NDI AS PER AIRBUS NTM PART 8-51-80-00 AND FOUND CRACK.THIS FAIL SAFE BOLT CAME FROM A QUICK CHANGE KIT RECEIVED FR OM BF GOODRICH WITH LOANER ENG. UPON ENG REMOVAL 333 CYCLES LATER,THE BOLT ARE REQUIRED TO PASS NDI INSP. PRIOR TO REUSE. THE OPERATOR SUSPECTS THE BOLT WAS LIKE THIS FROM FACTORY AND HAS NOT EXPERIENCED A CRACK ON HIS FLEET PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE.QUERY AS TO LAE NDI PROCEDURE PRIOR TO DELIVERY OF QEC ENGINES REQUESTED FROM SUBMITTER.IAE TO ANNALYSE THE BOLT FOR METALERGICAL PROPERTIES. FURTHER TO FOLLOW.// REPORT RECEIVED CRACK WAS EVIDENTLYA MANUFACTURED THREAD LAP WHICH CAUSED NDI INDICATION, BOLT MET ALL SPECS.

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