What was found
DURING DAILY INSP FOUND 1 INCH LONG CRACK IN THE SKIN AT THE LAV WASTE VENT. UPON ACCESSING AREA FOR REPAIR FOUND INTERNAL DOUBLER CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS. GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-41-11-300-004. THIS IS A CATEGORY A REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 17, 2019
- Submitted
- July 23, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N854VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 05058
- Aircraft time
- 26,761 hours, 8,045 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.