SDR UALA2008112406644

Service difficulty report · Sill · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date: November 21, 2008
Submitted: November 26, 2008
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N403UA
Make and model: Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial: 442
Aircraft time: 50,892 hours, 18,392 cycles
Engine: Iae V2527A5
System (JASC): 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
Part: Sill
Condition: Corroded
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: V
Nature of condition: W
Precautionary procedure: K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RT AFT DOOR SILL HAS CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED 2R DOOR SILL. PICKING UP FASTENER HOLES, STARTED ASSY CLIPS AND PARTS. ASSEMBLED CLIPS AND CORNER CASTINGS, AND SERRATED PLATES TO SILL PAN. INSTALLED FASTENERS IN UPPER ROW OF SKIN, AND FWD FRAME. CONTINUED TO INSTALL FASTENERS LWR ROW OF SKIN AND COMMON TO (PARTIAL). INSTALLED REMAINING FASTENERS. NEED TO INSTALL FWD SPLICE ANGLES.

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