Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 10, 2016
Submitted
December 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
452
Aircraft time
76,271 hours, 28,718 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Condition
Corroded
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 OTBD FLAP LEADING EDGE HAS CORROSION ON FWD SPAR FWD FACE AROUND FASTENER HOLE JUST ABOVE FLAP TRACK NR 3 INSIDE PANEL NR 2. REMOVED CORROSION LT WING OTBD SPAR WEB AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, IAW SRM 51-74-00. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SPAR WEB IAW SRM 57-53-20 PG 229-231.

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