What was found
NR 2 ENGINE FAN BLADE HAS NICK ON LEADING EDGE. BLENDED BLADE PER AMM 72- 31-11. IDT INSPECTION WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NICK WAS ON LEADING EDGE OF BLADE APPROX 1 -32ND OF AN INCH.
- Difficulty date
- August 23, 2013
- Submitted
- August 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N457UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1146
- Aircraft time
- 44,878 hours, 18,711 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Blade
- Condition
- Nicked
- Location
- Nr 2 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.