Service difficulty report · Thrust Reverser · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 10, 2024
Submitted
March 18, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1432
Aircraft time
70,402 hours, 29,804 cycles
Part
Thrust Reverser
Part number
7450002517
Part serial
6226001
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 1 Eng
Part time
770,363 hours, 729,786 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

PDA 2 REF LP 7310261. DURING WALKAROUND FOUND E1 IB THRUST REVERSER HALF RIGHT WITH MISSING BLOCKER DOOR AND DAMAGE TO THE SLEEVE AND BYPASS. AIRPORT LOCAL AUTORITIES ACCOMPLISHED SEARCH OF REVERSER REMAINS U.NOT FIDING ANY REMAIN PDA CLOSED NO LOSSE HARDWARE FOUND PERFORMANCE INSPECTION FOR THE ENGINE #1 RH THRUST REVERSER HALF AND COMMON NOZZLE EXHAUST INSTALLATION PER AMM 78-32-03-400-010 AND 78-11-11/401, ALL OK. REPLACED RIGHT THRUST REVERSER HALF AND COMMON NOZZLE EXHAUST AT ENG #1 PER AMM 78-32-03-400-010-A AND AMM 78-11-11/401, ACCOMPLISHED TEST OF THE THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM WITH THE CFDS,ALLOK. PARTS USED: 31-7835-9-0003,QTY :1 00-0595-3-8784,QTY :1 31-7811-9-0001,QTY :1 18-7830-3-0001,QTY :1 1442665,QTY :1 31-7811-9-0002,QTY :1 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1442665 SN OFF 6001 TT # 1503440 SN OFF 9001 IPC REFERENCE # 78-32-03 IPC REFERENCE # 78-11-11 REVERSER, THRUS OFF 31-7835-9-0003 6601 ON 0000 REVERSER, THRUS OFF 31-7835-9-0003 6601 ON 31-7835-9-0003 8501 NOZZLE, EXHAUST OFF 31-7811-9-0002 0009 ON 31-7811-9-0001 6003 NOZZLE, EXHAUST OFF 31-7811-9-0002 0009 ON 0000.

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