Service difficulty report · Stringer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 28, 2018
Submitted
July 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
485
Aircraft time
78,469 hours, 30,406 cycles
Part
Stringer
Part number
D5348051024800
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

CORROSION ON STGR 43R BETWEEN 6 6-67. REMOVED FASTENERS AND BLENDED OUT CORROSION ON STR43R. BETWEEN FR66-FR67. HFEC, UT THICKNESS AND ROTOPROBE, PERFORMED NO DEFECTS NOTED. AFTER EVALUATION FOUND STR 43R TO BE 85% MATERAIL LOSS. CUT OUT DAMAGED OF STR43R BETEEN FR65-FR67. PERFORMED REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-13-001, NTM 51-10-01, 51-10-04, NTM 51-10-08 AND AND ER5100R01017 REV E.

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