Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
March 7, 2021
Submitted
March 10, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
686
Aircraft time
74,188 hours, 31,568 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
D5461013900000
Condition
Missing
Location
Thrust Reverser
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

PDA 2 #1 ENG OUTBD SIDE T-R TO PYLON AFT MOST FLEXSEAL SEGMENT MISSING AT FWD END -- SEE PHOTO PHOTO ADDED REF ECRA 5450-02357 REV-B FIG 3 ITEM 120. THE AFT EGDE OF FLEXSEAL ITEM 120 IS INTACT AND NOT DAMAGED. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1D OF ECRA 5450-02357. ISSUE DIP TO ACCOMPLISH VISUAL INSPECTIONS PER PART 2A ONCE EVERY FLIGHT CYCLE AND ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 WITHIN 50 FLIGHT HOURS. ENGINE 1 OUTBOARD INTERIM REPAIR TO FLEX SEAL REQUIRES INSPECTION PRIOR TO EACH FLIGHT FOR TAPE BEING IN TACT. REPLACEMENT OF FLEX SEAL REQUIRED WITHIN 50 FLT HRS. REF. ECRA 5450-02357 TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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