Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 23, 2025
Submitted
March 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1192
Aircraft time
75,542 hours, 32,321 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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

AFT CARGO LH FR58, STRG 43L HAS CORROSION. BLENDED CORROSION ON FR58, STRG 43L. DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF LIM ITS IAW SRM 53-41-13-283-002, FIG 1, SHEET 1. MAX REWORK DEPTH B EYOND 10 PERCENT OF NOMINAL THICKNESS. FLOW CHART TAKES YOU TO S RM 53-41-13 BUT FR58 NOT COVERED, WHICH TAKES US TO SRM 53-00-13 -300-001. PERFORMED DAMAGE REPAIR IAW SRM 53-00-13-300-001, FIG 001, SHEET 2, 3, 4, 5 AND 6. REPAIR IS TYPE B. IAW SRI 53-00-13-205-001, TABLE 004, INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF REPAIR EMBODIMENT IS 60,000 FC OR 120,000 FH, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. ADDED IMAGES OF SRM FLOWCHART FOR REFERENCE. RII INSP OF REPAIR PERFORMED LCQ QC FOR REFERENCE SRM 53-41-13-283-002. NDT PERFORMED AND NO CRACK I NDICATIONS. DAMAGE IS WITHING APPLICABLE AREA. NO DAMAGE TO FAST ENERS. NO ADDITIONAL REWORK WITHIN 11.81 INCHES OF REWORK. REWOR K LENGTH IS LESS THAN 7.87 IN. NOMINAL STRINGER THICKNESS IS 0.1 10. REWORK EXCEEDS 10% OF NOMINAL THICKNESS. FOR SRM 53-00-13-30 0-001. FIG 1 SHEET 1,

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