Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 17, 2013
Submitted
November 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
489
Aircraft time
65,374 hours, 24,616 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Engine
Part number
IAE
Part serial
V10788
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2
Part time
43,375 hours, 17,267 cycles
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 2 ENG FOUND EXIST GUIDE VANE OUTER PLATFORM BASE MATERIAL MISSING 1.5 X 6 INCHES WITH CRACKS EXTENDING INTO VANE SLOTS. THREE EACH PLATFORM CRACKS IN EACH VANE SLOT. IAW AMM 72-32-88-200-010-B13 ITEM 4.9A. ENG WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED FOR REPAIR IAW MT 71-017. INSTALL V10015 MOVED TO ELR005 AT TIME OF ENG CHANGE.

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