- Difficulty date
- November 11, 2015
- Submitted
- November 13, 2015
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft serial
- 171
- Aircraft time
- 75,496 hours, 33,918 cycles
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Frames 56-57
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- 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
CORROSION ON STR 43L BETWEEN FRAMES 56-57. EXISTING SPLICE BETWEEN FRAMES 56-57 AND A SPLICE UNDER FRAME 54. FABRCATED STR 43L BETWEEN FRAMES 55 & 58 AND COUPLERS IAW SRM 53-00-13, FIG 201. TREATED PRIMED AND PAINTED STR IAW 51-75-12 INSTALLED STRINGER 43L IAW SRM 53-00-13.