Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 5, 2018
Submitted
November 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N477UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1514
Aircraft time
55,833 hours, 24,120 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Engine
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Nr 2
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

#2 ENG MAIN MCD FOUND 1 ROUND METALIC MAGNETIC JAGGED BALL APROX DIA .045". INSPECTED MASTER MCD PER AMM 79-00-00-200-011-A. UPLOAD DEBRIS P ICTURES TO RVI SITE. CONTACTED TOMC ENGINE DESK: BRIAN. DEBRIS/ CHIP SAMBLE TAKEN AND TO BE SENT TO SFO LAB FOR ANALYSIS. AWAITI NG LAB RESULTS AND POWERPLANT ENGINEERING REVIEW BEFORE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO SERVICE. ADD EMP:U038743 MAGNETIC JAGGED BALL. DETECTOR PER AMM 79-00-00-200-011-A. FOUND ROUND METALLIC REMOVED, INSPECTED AND INSTALLED #2 ENG MAIN MASTER CHIP EXAMINE THE MASTER MCD AND AFFECTED MCD AT 25 HOURS ( + OR - 5 HOURS) INTERVALS FOR A MINIMUM OF 100 FLIGHT HOURS. IF QUANTITY OF DEBRIS AT EACH INSPECTION INCREASES REJECT ENG GEARBOX. ADD EMP:U026293 ITEM PLACED ON DIP AFTER CONCURRENCE WITH ENGINER BILL GADVE. ) ON FLIGHT 1406-30 PDX-SFO. REF: AMM79-00-00-200-011-A13 SHEET 2. EXAMINE THE MASR

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