What was found
FWD CARGO BAY FRAME 32 CLEAT BETWEEN STR.42-43R HAS CORROSION AND ELONGATED. FOUND ELONGATED HOLE ON FWD PIT FRAME 32 CLEAT BETWEEN STR. 42-43R OUT OF LIMITS, REMOVED AND REPLACED CLEAT IAW SRM 51-72-11,51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- December 12, 2016
- Submitted
- December 14, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N403UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 442
- Aircraft time
- 75,300 hours, 28,395 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Frame 32
- 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.