Service difficulty report · Sill · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 11, 2006
Submitted
February 9, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
099
Aircraft time
51,383 hours, 22,802 cycles
Part
Sill
Part number
D53230585200
Condition
Corroded
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.

What was found

SAL - MAJOR REPAIR - DURING C4 CHECK DISCOVERED CORROSION ON UPPER SHEET METAL AT FORWARD CARGO DOOR SILL STRUCTURE FROM FR27 TO FS 28 AT Y-590. NO ALLOWABLE LIMITS WERE FOUND IN THE AIRBUS SRM. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND INSTALLED NEW UPPER SHEET METAL FROM FS 24 TO FS 28 AT Y-590 IAW AIRBUS 320 SRM 51-72-11 AND DRAWING D53231681.

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