Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
February 24, 2011
Submitted
March 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1031
Aircraft time
40,217 hours, 15,961 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Nose Cowl
Part number
74530009503
Part serial
202
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 1 Nacelle
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

NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL AT 6 O'CLOCK POSITION HAS A CRACK RUNNING BETWEEN 3 BLIND RIVETS AND TERMINATING BETWEEN THE 2 ROWS OF RADIAL RIVETS. CRACK LENGTH 2.75 INCHES LONG. STOP DRILL CRACK IAW SRM IN PREPARATION FOR TYPE 2 MX FERRY. NR 1 ENGINE NOSE COWL AT 6 O'CLOCK HAS 3 EACH BLIND RIVETS HEADS SHEARED OFF THAT ARE ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER. RIVETS ARE TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 10 HRS. REPLACED NR 1 NOSE COWL IAW MM 71-11-11.

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