Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 7, 2013
Submitted
February 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1538
Aircraft time
37,882 hours, 16,589 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
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.

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE TAIL CONE IS CRACKED AT 3 AND 7 O`CLOCK POSITIONS. CRACKS APPROXIMATELY 3-5 INCHES LONG. CRACKS AT 3 AND 7 O'CLOCK ARE FROM PREVIOUS WELDED AREAS AND TRUE MEASUREMENTS OF SEVERAL CRACKS RANGE FROM .5 TO 1.5 INCHES. ALL WITHIN ZONE 1 AND OK FOR SERVICE AS PER REF MM 78-11-12-601. NO FURTHER MAINTENANCE ACTION NEEDED.

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