Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 30, 2014
Submitted
December 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N498UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1865
Aircraft time
40,529 hours, 17,478 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing
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

LEFT WING FUEL TANK ACCESS DOOR CUT OUT 540 LB HAS 5 OVERSIZED HOLES. REWORKED HOLES P, Q & R IAW SRM 57-21-11 PARA B & THE OTHER TWO HOLES L & K WORK IAW ECRA 5720-02620. ALL HOLES REAMED & HFEC ROTARY SCANNED IAW NTM 51-10-01 & NO DEFECT NOTED. COLD WORKED HOLES FABRICATED & INSTALLED BUSHING IAW SRM 57-21-11 & ECRA 5720-026 20.

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