Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 12, 2014
Submitted
July 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
58,082 hours, 22,579 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Spar
Condition
Worn
Location
Nr 1 Pylon
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

NUMBER 1 PYLON LOWER SPAR HAD WEAR SPOT FROM CONTACT WITH THE CNA AT RIB 5. THE BLEND OUT IS .019 INCHES DEEP & 0.400 INCHES WIDE. AN ANTI-CHAFE PLATE WAS INSTALLED IAW SRM 54-51-12 PARA 5 B FIG 202. REQUIRES RE-INSPECTION IAW SRI 54-51-12-2-001-00 PARA 3 A TBL 202. INITIAL INSPECTION AT 49000FC OR 61200FH FROM TIME OF REPAIR EMBODIMENT, WITH SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION EVERY 16800FC OR 21000FH. BLEND OUT WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM 54-51-12 PARA 4 B FIG 103. HFEC ACCOMPLISHED IAW 51-10-20 PT 6 PROBE MOVEMENT. NO CRACKS NOTED. CURRENT PTT 58082 PTC22579.

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