Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 5, 2022
Submitted
September 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
75,959 hours, 30,523 cycles
Part
None
Part number
NA
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fr66 & Str 23l
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CORROSION LOWER SILL LOCATED FR66 AND STR 23L IN PASSENGER CABIN.SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-308750 PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON LOWER SILL LOC. AT FR.66 AND STR. AREA IS: 0.091", NOMINAL THICKNESS ON AREA IS: 0.150" PERFORMED IAW NTM NTM 51-10-02 AND NTM 51-10-08, PERFORMED ROTO TEST 23L IN PASSENGER CABIN IAW EA #53-0329-22 PART #1 THRU PART #8, VISUAL INSPECTION ON THE AFFECTED AREA AND NIL ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INSPECTION IN OPEN FASTENER HOLES WITHIN REPAIR AREA ASPER NTM COVER REVISION #0 AND EC/RA #5315-01178, THIS REPAIR IS CAT A, IAW NTM 51-90-00 AND EA #53-0329-22, STEP 3, PERFORMED HFEC 51-10-01, NO CRACK INDICATION FOUND. MEASURES OF THE REWORK ARE: L=2.445" W=1.205" MRT ON REWORKED INSPECTION ON REWORKED AREA NO CORROSION AND NO CRACK INDICATION