What was found
RAMP REPORTED SPARKS FROM NR 1 ENGINE DURING START. INSPECTED AREA, NO DAMAGE NOTED TO AREA OR NR 1 ENGINE COWLS, FOUND METAL CHARDS HANGING FROM STARTER. R & R NR 1 STARTER AND START VALVE IAW AMM, OPS CHECKED GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2013
- Submitted
- July 2, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N449UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 851
- Aircraft time
- 50,940 hours, 20,031 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 8011 · Engine Starter
- Part
- Starter
- Part number
- 790425A6
- Part serial
- 1039
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Nr 1 Engine
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.