What was found
ON NR 1 ENGINE START UP, GROUND CREW NOTICED SPARKS UNDER FAN COWL. FLT CREW NOTICED NO INDICATIONS. R & R NR 1 ENGINE STARTER PER MM, OPS CHECKED NORMAL WITH NORMAL ENGINE START AND RUN.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2012
- Submitted
- June 5, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N449UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 851
- Aircraft time
- 46,937 hours, 18,435 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 790425A6
- Part serial
- 1263
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.