Service difficulty report · Door Sill · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 21, 2014
Submitted
July 25, 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
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.

What was found

MAJOR REPAIR. R2 DOOR SILL AFT END CORRODED. BLENDED CORROSION ON AFT END OF DOOR SILL. AFTER BLENDING AFT SECTION MEASURED 0.030 & FWD SECTION MEASURED 0.042. ORIGINAL THICKNESS = 0.070. MAX MATERIAL LOSS ALLOWED =0.017. R & R RT 2 DOOR SILL.

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