Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 9, 2021
Submitted
January 11, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
463
Aircraft time
85,805 hours, 32,976 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
D5461043200000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PDA 2 NR 1 ENGINE OUTBOARD SIDE PYLON TO NACELLE AFT MOST FLEX SEAL CRACKED AND MISSING A SEGMENT (AT FWD END OF FLEX SEAL) SEE PHOTO PARTS ADDED, REF ECRA 5450-02357 REV-B. ACCOMPLISH PERM REPAIR PER PART 3 WITHIN 50 FLIGHT HOURS, REF ECRA 5450-02357. PERFORMED PART 1D SPEED TAPE MISSING SECTION. APPLIED SPEED TAPE REF ECRA 5450-02357 PART 1D. DIP TO PERFORM VISUAL INSP, PER PART 2A EVERY FLIGHT CYCLE AND E1 OUTBOARD PYLON TO NACELLE FLEX SEAL FORWARD EDGE OF AFT SEAL SECTION INTERIM REPAIR (SPEED TAPE REPAIR) MUST BE CHECKED PRIOR TO EACH DEPARTURE AND MUST BE REPAIRED WITHIN 50 FLIGHT HOURS, REF TRM EC/RA 5450-02357 PART 1D. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT UPDATE. Q/C REVIEWED.

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