What was found
NR 1 EXHAUST TAIL CONE HAS A CRACK AT THE 10 O'CLOCK POSITION. CRACK IS LOCATED IN ZONE 1, AND IS APPROX 4 1-8" LONG. STOP DRILLED CRACK WITH 1-4" DIA DRILL BIT PER AMM.
- Difficulty date
- April 19, 2012
- Submitted
- May 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N461UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1266
- Aircraft time
- 41,599 hours, 16,034 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Cone
- 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.