What was found
NR 1 ENG TAIL CONE HAS A CRACK ABOUT 24 INCHES LONG. REQUIRES NEW TAIL CONE. REPLACED THE NR 1 ENG EXHAUST CONE PER MM.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2011
- Submitted
- September 6, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N446UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 834
- Aircraft time
- 43,948 hours, 17,675 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Cone
- Part number
- 7451502501
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 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.