What was found
FWD CARGO PIT CORROSION AT FRAME 27 SHEAR TIES BETWEEN STR 43 & 44 LT, 42 & 43 RT, 41 & 42 RT AND FRAME 24 SHEAR TIE BETWEEN STR 42 & 43 RT. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPLACED SHEAR TIES.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2007
- Submitted
- February 21, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N430UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 568
- Aircraft time
- 38,777 hours, 13,721 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.