What was found
R2 DOOR SILL IS CORRODED ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH. FOUND CORROSION TO BE OUT OF LIMITS FOR BLENDING. R & R R2 DOOR SILL & SPLICE BETWEEN FRAME 66 - 68. RESTORED THE AREA, HIS IS A MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2014
- Submitted
- June 20, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N490UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1728
- Aircraft time
- 40,497 hours, 17,453 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Door Sill
- 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.