Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 16, 2021
Submitted
April 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1840
Aircraft time
58,403 hours, 25,460 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Frms 56-64 S40r
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

BELLY SKIN AT STRINGER 40R BETWEEN FR56 AND FR64 IS BULGING/DIMPLING AT FASTENER HEADS DUE TO CORROSION FROM MATING SURFACES OF INTERNALLY CORRODED AREAS. PHOTO IS ATTACHED TO ADD VISUAL CONTEXT. NO EVIDENCE THAT THE BELLY SKIN IS CORRODED. ALL OTHER FASTENER HEADS SHOW NO SIGNS OF CRACKS OR ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE SKIN DOES NOT SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING OR ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE. STRINGER HAS NO SIGNS OF CRACKING OR ANY OTHER OBVIOUS SIGNS OF ANY DAMAGE OUTSIDE OF SURFACE CORROSION PRODUCING THE WHITE POWDER AND FLAKING PAINT. WHITE POWDER AND FLAKING PAINT. SIGNS OF ANY DAMAGE OUTSIDE OF SURFACE CORROSION PRODUCING THE DAMAGE. STRINGER HAS NO SIGNS OF CRACKING OR ANY OTHER OBVIOUS DAMAGE. THE SKIN DOES NOT SHOW SIGNS OF CRACKING OR ANY OBVIOUS ALL OTHER FASTENER HEADS SHOW NO SIGNS OF CRACKS OR ANY OBVIOUS PHOTOS OF CLEANED UP AREAS LOCKED FOR MAINTENANCE FERRY. UNLOCKED FOR TECH SIGN OFF. REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER 40R FROM FR 56 TO FR 64 SEE LP 6129586. BLENDED OUT LIGHT CORROSION FROM SKIN. BLEND OUT CHECKED PER SRM 53-41-11-283-001 WITHIN LIMITS. GREATEST BLENDOUT LOCATED FR 58+2 REMAINING THICKNESS .059 ITHIN LIMITS. PERFORMED THICKNESS CHECK REF NTM 51-10-04-270-802 FOUND TO BE W

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