Service difficulty report · Exhaust Duct · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 2, 2013
Submitted
July 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
62,504 hours, 23,681 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Exhaust Duct
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 EXHAUST TAILCONE HAS A CRACK APPROX 6 INCHES LONG AT THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION FWD EDGE. FOUND A CRACK AT 9:00 POS THAT IS "Y" SHAPED WITH LEGS MEASURING 3.5 X 3.5X 2.5 INCHES FOR A TOTAL OF COMBINED LENGTH OF 9.5 INCHES. FOUND CRACK AT 3:00 POS AT LIMITS IAW AMM 78-11-12-200-011-C. TOTAL COMBINED LENGTH OF CRACK AT 9:00 OUTSIDE OF ESTABLISHED LIMITS WORKED WITH SFOEG AND PERFORMED TEMP REPAIR IAW ECRA 7811-01199. PERM REPAIR WITH 5C.

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