Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 5, 2025
Submitted
June 5, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
4431
Aircraft time
51,876 hours, 23,771 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
D5725240300400
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 500
Part time
51,877 hours, 23,771 cycles
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 - TOP SKIN PANEL 2 - RIB 9-10 UPPER & STRG11, TE OH: RIB 8-9 UPPER/LOWER, RIB 11 & RIB 14 LOWER - CORROSION. RIB 8-9 L 2.577 W 2.463 D .113, RIB 11 L 2.546 W 2.074 D .118, RIB 9-10 L 1.592 W .362 D .028, RIB 14 L 5.010 W 2.363 D .143. PERFORMED PERMANNT REPAIR LOC. TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG AREA AT LEVEL OF RIB 14, LOC.L TRAILING EDGE OVEERHANG AREA AT LEVEL OF RIB 11, LOWER SURFACE OVERHANG OF TOP SKIN BTW RIB 8 AND RIB9, UPPER SURFACE LOCATED BTW RIB 9 TO RIB 10 AT STR 11 ON LH WING I.A.W EC EA 5721-2541 AND EA 57-0042-25.AIRBUS APPROVED THE REPAIR AS INTERIM FOR 6 MONTHS.

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