Service difficulty report · Shaft · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 29, 2013
Submitted
August 30, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
465
Aircraft time
66,520 hours, 24,298 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Shaft
Condition
Sheared
Location
Engine Starter
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CONT MAX N1 WAS 8 PERCENT BOTH STARTS. REPLACED ENGINE STARTER, FOUND SHAFT SHEARED, REPLACED ENGINE START VALVE. OPERATIONS CHECKED. START 3 TIMES ALL GOOD.

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