Service difficulty report · Sealant · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 9, 2019
Submitted
December 12, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N510UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3858
Aircraft time
38,820 hours, 13,940 cycles
Part
Sealant
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Rt Wing Fuel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: R/H WING LEAKING FUEL FWD OF MAIN LANDING GEAR. FOUND FAILED CAP SEAL AT 3RD FASTENER FROM BOTTOM SKIN AT REAR SPAR INBD MOST ROW, INBD OF RIB #6. REMOVED FAILED SEALANT, CLEANED AND APPLIED NEW SEALANT IAW 321 SRM 51-76-12.

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