Service difficulty report · Fuel Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 6, 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
Fuel Panel
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500
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

LEFT WING LOWER FUEL PANEL LAND 540JB HAS IRREGULAR HOLE. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF IRREGULAR HOLE#595 ON FUEL PANEL LAND 540 JB IAW SRM 57-21-11-300-002. REAMED AND COLD WORKED HOLE. FABRIC ATED AND INSTALLED BUSHING OD=.4054IN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED BRIDGING PLATE. FINAL REAMED ID OF BUSHING, BRIDGING PLATE AND PANEL TO .3220. INSTALLED LONGER FASTENER. STENCIL APPLIED INDICATING. LONGER BOLTS INSTALLED ADJACENT TO PANEL. INITIAL INSPE CTION THRESHOLD ALREADY EXCEEDED. REPETETIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED AT 4800 FLIGHT CYCLES OR 9600 FLIGHT HOURS WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. FINAL REAM OF HOLE #595 IS 0.4026 INCH DIAMETER. A 5/16 IN FASTENER USED TO ACCOUNT FOR FABRICATED BUSHING INSIDE DIAMETER. REPETETIVE INSPECTION REQUIRED IAW SRI 57-21-11-205-036 AT EVERY 4800FC OR 9600FH WHICHEVER COMES FIRST.

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