Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 11, 2025
Submitted
March 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
592
Aircraft time
86,407 hours, 34,336 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

4634 FR35 STGR30RH PREVIOUS REPAIR MULTIPLE FASTENER HOLE DISCREPANCIES FOUND DURING RE-INSPECTION OUTLINED IN ECRA 5330-06963. REF LOG PAGE 8992357. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR IAW ECRA 5330-07480 WITH NO DEVIATION. ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR ON THE FR35 STG30RH REINFORCEMENT REPAIR AREA PER PART 3 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5330-07480 ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES 34,535 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE "MAJOR" PER ECRA 5330-07480. OK TO DIP PERMANENT REPAIR ON THE FR35 STG30RH REINFORCEMENT REPAIR AREA PER PART 3 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5330-07480 ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES 34,535 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES.

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