Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
March 22, 2021
Submitted
March 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N848UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1647
Aircraft time
59,437 hours, 26,106 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING REMOVAL OF PANEL 540KB A/C SKIN WAS DAMAGED ONHAECO LCQ R EF 9290614. 2 REPAIR ACTION EXCEEDED LIMITS OF SRM57-21-11-300-002, DEVIATION REQUIRED ECRA5721-01445 AND DIP TO ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR AT LH WING BOTTOM FUEL ACCESS PANEL 540KB HOLES PER PART 3 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA5721-01445 ON OR BEFORE 16SEP21. PLAN NING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 01SEP21 BUT BEFORE 10SEP21 FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIR. THIS ECRA IS BEING EVALUATED FOR DTA AND WILL LIKELY BE MADE PERMANENT WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS. IAW SRM57-21-11-300-002 LONGER SCREWS ARE REQUIRED AND WINGSKIN HAS BEEN STENCILED WITH REQUIREMENT. INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED TO FUEL ACCESS PANEL 540KB PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5721-01445. NO PART 2 RECHECK REQUIRED AT THIS TIME, AND PART 3 PERMANENT REPAIR IS TO BE DETERMINED BY ENGINEERED. ACCOMPLISH PERM REPAIR AT LH WING BOTTOM FUEL ACCESS PANEL 540KB HOLES PER PART 3 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5721-01445 ON OR BEFORE 16SEP2021. PLANNING TO CONTACT EG AFTER 01SEP2021 BUT BEFORE 10SEP2021. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC QC REVIEWED. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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