What was found
ENGINE FAILED BORESCOPE INSPECTION DUE TO REPORTED 3EA T1 BLADES WITH RADIAL TIP CRACKS AND 1 EA T1 BLADE WITH AXIAL CRACK IN AREA "C" ON CONCAVE SIDE OF BLADES. REPLACED ENGINE.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 2012
- Submitted
- November 15, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N455UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1105
- Aircraft time
- 44,873 hours, 17,234 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- Engine time
- 33,897 hours, 14,247 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7250 · Turbine Section
- Part
- Turbine Blades
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 33,897 hours, 14,247 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- B
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.