What was found
FUSELAGE STR 43RT AT FR67 + 2 HAS EXCESSIVE MAT'L LOSS FROM GRINDING. MAJOR REPAIR. STRINGER TO BE REPLACED. REPLACE BELLY SKIN FRAME 64-70 STR 40R-31L. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER & REPLACED WITH NEW.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 2008
- Submitted
- November 26, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N448UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 842
- Aircraft time
- 34,621 hours, 13,726 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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