Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 26, 2024
Submitted
May 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1821
Aircraft time
65,448 hours, 28,838 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5725240300200
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lh Wing
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

LEFT WING TOP AFT PLATE AT RIB 11 FWD OF LH SPOILER #2 HAS EXFOLIATION CORROSION. WING TOP SKIN PANEL 2 COVERED BY THE REPAIR PLATE AND AROUND THE R PART 2A OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5721-01495 ON OR BEFORE 447 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLT HOURS. REPAIR PLATE & AROUND REPAIR PLATE, AT & ADJACENT TO REAR G WITH ANY FINDINGS. PART 3 - PERMANENT REPAIR: THE REPAIR ACCOM REPAIR PLATE, AT AND ADJACENT TO THE REAR SPAR AT RIBS 10-12, SPAR. ACCOMPLISH LFEC INSPECTION PER NTM 57-29- PLISHED IN PART 1 IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR REQUIRING REPETITIVE IN 1-250-801-A01 OF THE AREAS NOTED AS ITEM IN FIG. 40. SPECTION REQUIREMENTS (RIR) STATED IN PART 2. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR IAW ECRA 5721-01495. LT WING TOP SKIN PANEL 2 COVERED BY THE REPAIR PLATE AND AROUND THE REPAIR PLATE, AT AND ADJACENT TO THE REAR SPAR AT RIBS 10-12 PER PART 2A OF THE LATEST REV OF ECRA 5721-01495.

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