What was found
RIGHT AFT FUSELAGE SKIN AT LAV TANK VENT TUBE WAS FOUND BULGED WITH 3 EA MISSING FASTENERS. SKIN WAS BULGED OUT APPROX .385 INCH WITH EXFOLIATED CORROSION.
- Difficulty date
- June 17, 2007
- Submitted
- June 20, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N425UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 508
- Aircraft time
- 42,720 hours, 15,400 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Bulged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.