What was found
NOSE CONE NR 2 ENGINE CRACKED. CRACK IN FAIRING ASSY. FROM 1 BOLT HOLE ALL THE WAY THRU TO THE REAR EDGE, OUT OF LIMITS IAW AMM. REPLACED INLET CONE FAIRING IAW AMM.
- Difficulty date
- July 2, 2013
- Submitted
- July 7, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N421UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 500
- Aircraft time
- 64,354 hours, 24,119 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 7230 · Turbine Engine Compressor Section
- Part
- Fairing
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Nose Cone
- 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.