Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 7, 2021
Submitted
January 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
85,078 hours, 32,622 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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 AT LT WING UPPER SKIN AT RIB 2 BETWEEN STR 6 AND STR 9 EXCEEDS ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS, IAW AIRBUS A320 SRM 57-21-11-283 -013, FIG 001 SHEET 01. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR, PER ECRA 5721-01440 PART 1. ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT LT WING TOP SKIN UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN STR 5 AND 9 AT RIB 2, PER PART 3 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5721-01440 ON OR BEFORE 05JUL2021. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 01JUN2021, BUT BEFORE 15JUN2021 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. OK TO CARRY INTERIM REPAIR. PERMANENT REPAIR TO BE ACCOMPLISHED ON OR BEFORE 05JUL2021. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 01JUN2021, BUT BEFORE 15JUN2021 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT Q/C REVIEWED. RECORDS UPDATE Q/C REVIEWED.

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