What was found
ONE FASTENER WILL NOT SECURE ON WING TO BODY FAIRING 191BB, FASTENER IN TOP EDGE 5TH FROM LEADING EDGE. TAPED OVER FASTENER, TO BE REPAIRED WITHIN CYCLES, PTC IS 20387. REPLACED DAMAGED NUTPLATE.
- Difficulty date
- August 24, 2013
- Submitted
- August 26, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N448UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 842
- Aircraft time
- 50,010 hours, 20,395 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Nut Plate
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fairing
- 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.