What was found
WHILE WORKING FCD 7811-01330 FOUND NR 1 ENG TAIL CONE WITH WELDS AND CRACKS AT 11:00 AND 5:00 POSITION. REPLACED TAIL CONE PER MM 78-30-00.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 2016
- Submitted
- October 19, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N414UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 472
- Aircraft time
- 72,932 hours, 28,853 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- Engine time
- 25,372 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7830 · Engine Thrust Reverser
- Part
- Tail Cone
- 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.