Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
503
Aircraft time
62,767 hours, 23,772 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Exhaust Duct
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 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 2 ENGINE EXHAUST LEFT INBOARD SIDE OF THE FAN AIR DUCT (C-DUCT) HAS SOME LOOSE MESH MATERIAL. AREA OF DELAMINATION IS NEAR OF TRAILING EDGE OF THE C-DUCT. SQUARE INCG AREA OF DELAM IS APPROX 24 SQUARE INCH PER MT 78-010. LOOSE MATERIAL HAS BEEN REMOVED, SPEED TAPE APPLIED.

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