Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 29, 2006
Submitted
October 12, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
834
Aircraft time
28,675 hours, 10,911 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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

UPPER PYLON SKIN AT NR 1 ENG BETWEEN RIB 04 AND 06 JUST FWD OF STA 495 HAS DENTS IN SKIN. AIRBUS TEAM REPLACED CANTILEVER BEAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH REPORT M-300903-EMBOD. "DAMAGE ON THE LT PYLON CANTILEVER WAS FOUND DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE DURING ENGINE CHANGE. REPLACEMENT OF CANTILEVER PERFORMED AS PER DRAWING R54612089 ISSUE 'A' AT RIB 08 WITH A MINOR DEVIATION DR49003675. PILOT HOLES ON NEW SPAR CANTILEVER DO NOT FIT WITH THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE. AFFECTED HOLES ON THE CANTILEVER WERE PLUGGED BY TIG PROCESS AS PER PMS 01-04-21 AND NEW HOLES WERE COUNTERDRILLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LATERAL PANEL EXISTING LOCATION AS PER TD 047227/037/2006 ISSUE 'A'."

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