What was found
AFT CARGO BAY, STRINGER 41L UPPER SURFACE CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES 59 - 60. FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS. FABRICATED A NEW STRINGER 41L AND INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- March 30, 2018
- Submitted
- April 3, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N417UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 483
- Aircraft time
- 77,080 hours, 29,617 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Stringer
- Part number
- DAN50B09
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Frames 59-60
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.