Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 17, 2013
Submitted
August 21, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1609
Aircraft time
39,079 hours, 17,050 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Nose Cowl
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 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.

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL INNER SKIN AT 4 O'CLOCK POSITION HAS A CRACK INDICATION. LENGTH OF CRACK 0.300" AND TERMINATES INTO FASTENER HOLE.

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