What was found
NR 1 ENG EXHAUST CONE CRACKED. IAW MM 78-11-12-200-011-B FOR ALLOWABLE LIMITS. HAS MULTIPLE EXTENDING PASSED PREVIOUS STOP DRILLS HAVE CRACK EXCEEDING 6IN ZONE 1 REJECTING TAIL CONE. REPLACED TAIL CONE IAW MM.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2013
- Submitted
- November 20, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N472UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1435
- Aircraft time
- 41,937 hours, 16,919 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Cone
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Exhaust
- 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.