Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
October 2, 2023
Submitted
November 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
03465
Aircraft time
44,946 hours, 14,453 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5725240300300
Part serial
NA
Condition
Corroded
Location
Unknown
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

RIGHT WING UPPER SURFACE AREA LOCATED FWD OF AILERON HAS NUMEROUS CORROSION AS MARKED. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED FASTENERS AND REPLACED, REMOVED DAMAGE . ORIG .197 MATERIAL LOSS .017, REMAINING .180 BETWEEN RIB 21 TO RIB 26 AT UPPER TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. HFEC AND DVI NO DEFECTS NOTED, RESTORED COATINGS REF ASA EA A320-57EA-01994 REV 00 THIS IS A CAT A REPAIR NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED.

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