Service difficulty report · Fastener · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
January 9, 2012
Submitted
January 26, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1474
Aircraft time
37,273 hours, 15,307 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Fastener
Condition
Loose
Location
Nr 1 Cowling
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

CRACK ON INBOARD ENG 1 COWL. MAINT TEXT: REV SLEEVE HAS A PANEL SEPARATION, WITH A RIVET HEAD STICKING OUT 1-8". ANEL SEPARATION IS BETWEEN TS5,TS8,TS10. SEPARATION MEASURES 2 & 12-32"LONG. LOCATION IS 9 AND 34" DOWN FROM PYLON AND 19 AND 3-8" FWD OF THE AFT EDGE OF SLEEVE. ALL MEASUREMENTS REF SRM 54-30-00, PG 208, FIG 201. NO CRACKS FOUND AT THIS TIME. BLISTER FAIRING ATTACH FASTNERS LOOSE ALLOWING FILLET SEAL TO SEPARATE. REPLACED LOOSE FASTENERS AS REQUIRED. MT54-0014A. RESEALED AS NEEDED.

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