Service difficulty report · Engine · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 12, 2011
Submitted
August 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
487
Aircraft time
57,816 hours, 21,769 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
31,581 hours, 13,181 cycles
Part
Engine
Part number
IAE2527
Part serial
V11148
Condition
Bird Ingestion
Location
Nr 1
Part time
31,581 hours, 13,181 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 1 ENG BIRD STRIKE. NR 1 FEC, STG 6 HPT 60% AIRFOIL MISSING. SUBSEQUENT WRITEUP FOR REMOVAL ACCT HPC STAGE 6 AIRFOIL DAMAGE. NR 1 ENG NOSE COWL 1 & 6 O'CLOCK APPEARS TO HAVE GONE INTO ENGINE AND LT WING PANEL 521AB NEAR FUSELAGE. BIRD STRIKE INSPECTION COMPLETED. ELEVATOR DELAM WITHIN LIMITS FOR 'C' CHECK. STARTING TO REMOVE ENGINE. ALSO HAVE PIT HYD LEAK. ENG REMOVED.

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