Service difficulty report · Bolt · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 16, 2014
Submitted
February 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3150
Aircraft time
27,521 hours, 9,480 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Tca Tube
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

BOTTOM STARBOARD ENGINE PANEL WAS FOUND ON RUNWAY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED BOLT MISSING AT NR 2 ENGINE TURBINE COOLING (TCA) TUBE REAR FLANGE. INSTALLED AND SAFETIED BOLT AT TCA TUBE REAR FLANGE, IPC 75-23-49-81A, ITEM 100, IAW 75-23-49-00. NOTE: THIS MISSING BOLT CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO LT THRUST REVERSER HEAT SHIELD AND DETACHMENT OF THE PRESSURE PANEL. R & R ENG NR 2 LT THRUST REVERSER IAW AMM 78-32-01-000-01A. INSTALLED PRESSURE DOOR, FIN 462DR, ON NR 2 ENG T/R IAW 78-32-80-400-010-A. ENGINE RUN PERFORMED WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.

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