What was found
AFT CARGO TORSION BOX COVER HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION, BLENDED OUT CORROSION, AND FOUND TO BE 100% MATERIAL LOSS. REMOVED AND REPLACED TORSION BOX COVER, RESTORED SURFACE PROTECTION IAW SRM 51-72-11-911-001.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2018
- Submitted
- June 5, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N423UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 504
- Aircraft time
- 77,261 hours, 29,980 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Cover
- Part number
- D53475565210
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Aft Cargo
- 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.