Service difficulty report · Cone · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 4, 2011
Submitted
June 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
439
Aircraft time
57,463 hours, 21,662 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Cone
Part number
2901501501
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Exhaust
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 2 ENGINE EXHAUST CONE HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE FWD END BETWEEN APROX 8 O'CLOCK AND 10 O'CLOCK POSITION AND HAS A 2 1-8" CRACK AT THE AFT END AT 9 O'CLOCK POSITION. REPLACED EXHAUST CONE PER MM. ROBBED EXHAUST CONE FROM ENG 2 ACFT 4238.

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