Service difficulty report · Sill · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 29, 2008
Submitted
September 4, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
865
Aircraft time
34,730 hours, 13,297 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
R2 Doorway
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.

What was found

DOOR SILL 2R HAS CORROSION (MARKED). DOOR SILL 2R HAS CORROSION (MARKED). MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED DOOR SILL. PICKED UP HOLES IN NEW SILL PAN. STARTED INSTALLING HI-LOKS THRU EXTERNAL SKIN COMMON TO DOOR 2R SILL BEAM ONLY. CONTINUED INSTALLING FASTENERS THRU FWD SPLICES ONLY. COMPLETED FASTENER INSTALLATION. INSPECTED DOOR 2R SILL PLATE INSTALLATION FOR SECURITY AND FOUND SECURE.

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