FACTBOX-Downed US Airways plane had 16,000 take-offs

NEW YORK, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The US Airways (LCC.N) plane
that ditched into New York's Hudson River on Thursday was nine
years old and had logged more than 16,000 take-off and landing
cycles, according to the data released by the airline.

The following are more details on the aircraft:
-- Airbus A320-214

(Airbus is a unit of Europe's EADS (EAD.PA))
-- Built June 15, 1999
-- In service with US Airways for 9 years

(started service Aug. 2, 1999)
-- Plane leased by a unit of Wells Fargo Bank (WFC.N)
-- Plane had logged 16,299 cycles

(a cycle equals one take-off and one landing)
-- 25,241.08 flight hours
-- Last A-Check (maintenance inspection performed every 550

flight hours) was Dec. 6, 2008
-- Last C-Check (annual, comprehensive aircraft inspection) was

April 19, 2008
-- Engines were CFM56-5B4/P

(CFM is a joint venture between General Electric Co (GE.N)

and Snecma, a unit of France's Safran SA (SAF.PA))
-- Engine 1 (left) installed Jan. 15, 2008, had 19,182.10

total flight hours
-- Engine 2 (right) installed May 28, 2006, had 26,466.08
flight hours

(Source: US Airways)
(Compiled by Bill Rigby; Editing by Gary Hill)