Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 29, 2013
Submitted
November 1, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
506
Aircraft time
64,070 hours, 23,994 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin Panel
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

AFTER REMOVAL OF WASTE TANK, SKIN HAS CORROSION IN AREA OF WASTE DUMP VLV & WASTE TANK. BLENDED CORROSION BETWEEN FRAMES 65 & 66, BETWEEN STRINGER S41R & LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION OF BLENDED AREAS IAW NDT-NTM 51-10-08 PB6, NO DEFECTS FOUND. CONT OF AMIS ITEM 6992011 COMPLETED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS IAW AVO2272. COMPLETED REPAIR IAW ECRA 5341-01042 HFEC INSPECTIONS ACCOMPLISHED NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED REINFORCEMENT PANEL AT AFT LAVATORY SERVICE PANEL.

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