Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 1, 2020
Submitted
June 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N424UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
506
Aircraft time
82,456 hours, 31,964 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
D2827004600
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

WHILE PERFORMING EA 5330-05216 REV A OPS 2 CENTER FUSELAGE FR35-36 LT SEVERAL HOLES SHOWED CRACKS INDICATION. REPAIRED PER EA 5330-05216 REV A OP2 AND ECRA 5331-02678 PART 1. INTERIM REPAIR ALL STEP PLACED ON DIP PER ECRA PART 1 PARA C TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 OF EC/RA 5331-02678 AT 32,164 FC. PLANING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 32,064 FC FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIR. OKAY TO DIP TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-02678 AT 32,164 FC. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 32,064 FC FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIR. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT Q/C REVIEWED. RECORDS UPDATE RECORDS UPDATE Q/C REVIEWED. INIT: PLN/ENG >32,064 TAFC T/A: AT 32,164 TAFC ...RJS/U250018.

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