Service difficulty report · Nose Cowl · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 25, 2013
Submitted
May 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
503
Aircraft time
62,552 hours, 23,693 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Nose Cowl
Part number
7453000501
Part serial
208
Condition
Damaged
Location
Posit 2
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

FOUND EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE AT GATE, RT NOSE COWL. DAMAGED AND LEADING EDGE PYLON PANEL DAMAGED. RT ENG RING COWL AT 10:0 0 HAS A DENT 18 INCH BY 8 INCH. NO SKIN TEAR DENT ONLY. REMOVED NOSE-AIR INTAKE COWL PER AMM 71-11-11-0401. STARTED TO INSTALL ROBBED NOSE COWL (PCN 170-3428), MR71212-014. BOLTS STARTED BUT NOT (PARTIAL). REPLACED NOSE COWL PER MM.

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