Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
August 31, 2013
Submitted
September 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N317US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
197
Aircraft time
68,070 hours, 30,460 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Condition
Corroded
Location
Emergency Exit
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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON LT SECTION TEE LOCATED AT INTERNAL LOWER AREA OF THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR 833 MEASURES L=1",W=0.400", D=0.020" APPROXIMATELY. REPLACED LT SECTION-T LOCATED AT INTERNAL LOWER AREA OF THE OVERWING EMERGENCY DOOR IAW SRM 51-72-11.

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