SDR AALA202009039022

Service difficulty report · Channel · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date: August 3, 2020
Submitted: September 3, 2020
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N971UY
Make and model: Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial: 6249
Aircraft time: 20,237 hours, 7,870 cycles
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Channel
Part number: P17977LF
Condition: Corroded
Location: Frames 56-57
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION OF CHANNEL IN AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BETWEEN FR56 AND FR57 BETWEEN STR 41L AND STR 42L, MEASURING L=6.425 IN, W=1.975 IN, D=0.012 IN. REPLACED CHANNEL WITH NEW, IAW A321 SRM 51-42-11-911-001 AND 51-72-11-801 AND DRAWING P17977.

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