Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 19, 2021
Submitted
June 21, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
84,671 hours, 32,964 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
D5461039400000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
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

PDA 2 #2 ENG INBD SIDE PYLON TO NACELLE FLEX SEAL (SECOND FROM AFT) CRACKED AND MISSING A SEGMENT. PHOTO ADDED REF ECRA 5450-02357 REV- B FIGURE 3 ITEM 100 IS CRACKED & MISSING A SECTION. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1D AND APPLIED SPEED TAPE. ISSUE DIP TO ACCOMPLISH VISUAL INSP PER PART 2A ONCE EVERY FLIGHT CYCLE & ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 WITHIN 50 FLIGHT HOURS. APPROVED THE DIP FOR THE INBOARD PYLON TO NACELLE FLEX SEAL. ACCOMPLISH VISUAL INSPECTIONS OF THE SPEED TAPE ONCE EVERY FLIGHT CYCLE. ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 OF EC/RA 5450-02357 WITHIN 50 FLIGHT HOURS. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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