What was found
NR 1 ENGINE INBD THRUST REVERSER BULL NOSE AREA, INNER SKIN FOUND COMPLETELY SEPARATED DURING ROUTINE INBOUND CHECK. NR 1 ENG INBD THRUST REVERSER REPLACED ON ROUTINE DOCK WU P5781W.
- Difficulty date
- February 28, 2011
- Submitted
- March 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N487UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1669
- Aircraft time
- 30,236 hours, 13,407 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7830 · Engine Thrust Reverser
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- 7400002707
- Part serial
- 64
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Thrust Reverser
- Component
- Thrust Reverser
- Component part number
- 7400002707
- 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.