Service difficulty report · Plate · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 12, 2013
Submitted
February 28, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N631VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3135
Part
Plate
Part number
D57256518
Condition
Gouged
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

A GOUGE WAS DISCOVERED ON THE OTBD EDGE OF THE NR 1 PYLON REINFORCING PLATE. THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED OTBD OF RIB 8, FWD OF THE FRONT SPAR, THE GOUGE WAS BLENDED IAW SRM 51-73-00, RESULTING IN A BLENDOUT MEASURING 2.21" LONGITUDINALLY BY .013" DEPTH. THE WIDTH MATCHES THE THICKNESS OF THE REINFORCING PLATE, .375". THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE REINFORCING PLATE IS NOT DAMAGED. THE UNDERLYING WING SKIN HAS NOT SUSTAINED DAMAGE THEREFORE HAS NOT SUFFERED ANY MATERIAL LOSS. THE DISTANCE FROM THE LOWER OTBD EDGE OF THE REINFORCING PLATE TO THE OTBD EDGE OF THE NEAREST PRODUCTION FASTENER HEAD IS .514". THE DAMAGED AREA WAS BLENDED IAW SRM 51-73-00. THEREAFTER ACCOMPLISHED A HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT AND DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE BLEND OUT AREA AND SURROUNDING AREA`S TO ENSURE NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE BLENDED AREA WAS PROTECTED BY APPLICATION OF CML 10ABC1 AND PRIMED BY CML 04DAB2 REF SRM 51-21-11 AND 51-75-12. FILLET SEALANT WAS REAPPLIED REF SRM 51-76-11. EXTERNAL SURFACE FINISH WAS RESTORED REF SRM 51-75-12. ALL STEPS ACCOMPLISHED ON TASK CARD.

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