What was found
NR 1 ENGINE TAIL CONE CRACKED. EXISTING 4 INCH CRACK IN ZONE ONE OF NR 1 ENGINE TAIL CONE WAS STOP DRILLED CRACK HAS NOW MIGRATED A .5 OF AN INCH FORWARD. STOP DRILLED CRACK WITH 1-4" DRILL PER MM. TOTAL CRACK LENGTH IS NOW 5 INCHES.
- Difficulty date
- November 3, 2012
- Submitted
- December 20, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N476UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1508
- Aircraft time
- 37,193 hours, 16,148 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7810 · Engine Collector/Tailpipe/Nozzle
- Part
- Tail Cone
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- 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.