Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 28, 2021
Submitted
October 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1840
Aircraft time
58,762 hours, 25,616 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
500187062
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fr70-71str30-32
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

A3NB-51-4-6001 SEQ. 2328 REPAIR FUSELAGE OUTER SKIN AT FR70-71 STRG 30R-32R REQUIRES REPAIR RECORD BEFORE FUTHER FLIGHT. EVALUATE AND TAKE FURTHER ACTION. THICKNESS BTW 1.2 AND 4.00MM. DVI PERFORMED AS PER NTM 51-90-00 BETWEEN 1.2 MM (0.047 IN) AND 4.0 MM (0.157 IN) REV 137. REMOVAL A320 NTM 51-10-08 REV,132 DATED MAY/2021. DATE OF INSPECTION: 132 DATED MAY/2021. DATE OF INSPECTION: 23/AUG/2021. INSPECTION OF DOUBLER REPAIR REQUIRE. MATERIAL CONFIRMATION FOR LH DOUBLER P/N: 500187062, MATERIAL: SHEET 2024-T3, BATCH: 0201973676, FR 70-71 ATRG 30R-332R. INSTALLATION OF REPAIR DOUBLER AT FR MATERIAL: ALODINE, P/N: 1132D18819, B/N: 04478819, QTY: AR. FOR AIRCRAFT TOTAL FH= 25616. INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME AF ADL/ INSPECTED BY 5H0366. REV 132. INSPECTION RESULTS: NIL FINDINGS. DUE TO MISSING OF EXISTING DOUBLER LOCATED AT FR70-71 PARAGRAPH 2E. REMOVAL OF 11/AUG/2021. INSPECTION RESULT: NO FINDINGS. EQUIPMENT USED: RESULT: NO FINDINGS. EQUIPMENTS USED: OLYMPUS NORTEC 600 FR 70-71, STGR 30R-32R PERFORMED AS PER 53-51-11-300-008 FIG 001 QTY: 0,20EA. PERFORM REPROTECTION OF DOUBLER REPAIR AS PER 70-71 STRG 30R-32R PERFORMED AS PER A320 SRM TAS: 53-51-11-300- REPROTECTION OF EXTERNAL PAINT DOUBLER AT FR 70-71 STRG 30R-32R, REPAIR AMBODIMENT: 60,000 FC / 120,000 FH, SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION DOCUMENTATION OF DOUBLER REPAIR LOCATED AT FR70-71 STRG31R, SOLID RIVETS REV 137. DVI INSPECTION PERFORMED ON INTERNAL AND OLYMPUS NORTEC 600 EQ20006054 CAL.EXP.: APR/2022. PROBES: EQ20006054 CAL.

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