Service difficulty report · Doubler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 3, 2022
Submitted
October 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
571
Aircraft time
78,372 hours, 30,345 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
NA
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fr23-24/Str22-25
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

THIS REPAIR IS CATERGORY B INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM EXCEEDING 37,500FC OR 80,000FH WICHEVER OCCURS FIRST INSTALLED TIME OF ADL FC 60,000; FH 120,000 SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT DOT IAW GMM 06-35-05. EVALUATED EXISTING REPAIR ON EXTERNAL SKIN FUSELAGE LH SIDE LOC, BTW FR 23 TO FR24 AND STR 22 TO STR 25 AND NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS OF SRM, REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER IAW A320 SRM 53-11-11-300-052 FIG. 001, DIMENSIONES OF CUTOUT ADD EMP:V939207 53-11-11-300-052 FIG. 001. THIS REPAIR IS CATERGORY B (ZONE A). (WHUCHEVER COMES FIRST). SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS TBD. INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL IS 60,000 FC OR 120,000 FH INSPECTION METHOD TBD REF SRI 53-11-11-205-051. EXISTING REPAIR DOES NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS OF SRM. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND INSTALLED NEW DOUBLER IAW A320 SRM ADD EMP:V939170

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