What was found
NR 1 ENG FAN BLADE AT 6 O`CLOCK POS HAS A NICK IN IT. DETERMINED DIMENSIONS OF NICK TO BE 1-32 INCH DEEP BY 1-16 INCH LONG IN AREA AT, 5 INCHES FROM BLADE TIP. DRESSED. REPAIRED NICK PER AMM TASK.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 2011
- Submitted
- August 19, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N404UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 450
- Aircraft time
- 59,343 hours, 21,898 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Fan Blade
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- 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.