Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 15, 2022
Submitted
May 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1533
Aircraft time
59,798 hours, 25,707 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5348001122000
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fr69-70
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

DURING HMV-3 CHECK AT VTMAE BFM CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LH S18 UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FR69 & 70 STGR 1L & 2L. ECRA 5331-02902. WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY VTMAE EMP V934143. UPON AN INSPECTION OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LH S18 UPPER FUSELAGE ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5331-02902 THE ACCUMULATION OF 79,100 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM SKIN BETWEEN FR69 & 79 STGR 1L & 2L ON AIRCRAFT N478UA IN . PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LH S18 UPPE R FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FR69 & 70 STGR 1L & 2L PER OK TO CARRY PER ECRA 5331-02902, UPON THE ACCUMULATION OF 79,100 TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE LH S18 UPPER FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN FR69 & 70, STGR 1L & 2L IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5331-02902. TOMC APPROVED;QC APPROVED RECORDS UPDATE.......SS TOMC APPROVED;QC APPROVED T/A : 79100 TAFC...SS

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