Service difficulty report · Stringer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 6, 2008
Submitted
November 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
48,145 hours, 17,338 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Stringer
Condition
Damaged
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.

What was found

DAMAGE FOUND AT FRAME 69 STRINGER 20 DIMENSION ARE D=.030 A=.500 B=.311 OF STRINGER 20. CREASE IS ON STRINGER. SIZE OF DENT IS 2 INCH BY 2 INCH BY .030 DEEP. THIS IS AFT OF DOOR 2LT. *S/D* MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REPLACED STRINGER 20 NEAR FRAME 69. ACP HFEC INSP OF SKIN AND FASTENER HOLES AFTER OLD STRINGER WAS REMOVED. NO CRACKS FOUND.

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