What was found
FORWARD CARGO STRINGER SPLICE 43L CORRODED JUST FORWARD OF FRAME 31. REMOVED & REPLACED THE STRINGER SPLICE IAW SRM 51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2016
- Submitted
- December 16, 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)
- 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.