Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 13, 2019
Submitted
May 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1290
Aircraft time
63,049 hours, 25,290 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
D533370666200
Condition
Damaged
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

CENTER WING TANK FWD SPAR LT LOWER FWD FLANGE OF THE PRESSURE PANEL FASTENER HOLES 23 AND 24 PRODUCED REJECTABLE OUT OF ROUND INDICATIONS DURING ABHEC INSPECTION AD 2018-06-04 PER NR 9298909 ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR OF LT FR 35-36 PRESSURE PANEL HOLES PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5331-02385. ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT FUSELAGE FR 35-36 LT PRESSURE PANEL HOLES PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-02385 ON OR BEFORE 06NOV2019. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 06SEP2019 BUT BEFORE 06OCT2019 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED PER ECRA 5331-02385 PART 1. NO PART 2 RECHECK REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. PART 3 TBD BY ENGINEERING. ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT FUSELAGE FR35-36 LT/RT PRESSURE PANEL HOLES PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-02385 ON OR BEFORE 06NOV2019.

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