What was found
CORROSION ON AFT TAIL COMPARTMENT FRAME FLANGE COMMON TO THE APU EXHAUST MUFFLER FAIRING, NEAR THE ALIGNMENT PIN AT FRAME 86 AND THE 6:00 POSITION. REPLACED THE FRAME IAW SRM 51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- July 28, 2016
- Submitted
- August 16, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N540UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A321231
- Aircraft serial
- 4107
- Aircraft time
- 22,213 hours, 8,779 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- D53585418202
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Frame 86
- 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.