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
Part
Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
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

LT DOOR SILL HAS SEVERAL AREAS OF CORROSION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORRODED SILL SHAPE FROM SILL PLATE AT DOOR 2L. INSTALLED NEW SILL SHAPE ON SILL PLATE. NEEDS 2 FASTNERS DRILLED AND INSTALLED ON SHAPE. REPLACED 3 FASTENERS ON SILL SHAPE. REMOVED CORROSION ON SILL PLATE, PRIMED AND PAINTED.

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