Service difficulty report · Door Sill · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 24, 2014
Submitted
August 26, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1737
Aircraft time
41,770 hours, 17,218 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
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

R1 DOOR SILL BEAM WAS CORRODED AROUND THE FWD & AFT GIRT BAR FITTING HOLES & AROUND THE FWD DRAIN HOLE. CORROSION WAS REMOVED & AREA BLENDED AROUND THE DRAIN HOLE. FWD GIRT BAR FITTING AFT OTBD HOLE & ALL 4 HOLES AT THE AFT GIRT BAR FITTING WERE SPOT FACED & REPAIR WASHERS INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-11-14 PARA 4 E FIG 108. MINIMUM MATERIAL THICKNESS AT DRAIN HOLE IS 0.181 INCHES. MINIMUM ALLOWABLE IS 0.177 INCHES. MINIMUM MATERIAL THICKNESS AT GIRT BAR FITTING HOLE S IS 0.170 INCHES. MINIMUM ALLOWABLE IS 0.148 INCHES. AREA REQUIRES REINSPECTION IAW SRI 53-11-14-1-001-00 PARA 3 A TBL 102, INITIAL INSP 60 000C FROM 1ST FLIGHT.

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