What was found
FWD CARGO STRINGER 43L SPLICE JUST FWD OF FRAME 31 HAS CORROSION REMOVED THE STRINGER SPLICE AND FOUND DEFECTS AFTER REMOVING CORROSION, RECEIVED NEW STRNGR SPLICE AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2016
- Submitted
- July 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N446UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 834
- Aircraft time
- 58,997 hours, 23,709 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer Splice
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Frame 31
- 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.