Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
November 16, 2009
Submitted
November 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
804
Aircraft time
40,917 hours, 15,789 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thrust Reverser
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

NR 2 ENG OUTBOARD REVERSER SLEEVE UPPER AFT SECTION HAS A CRACK IN SKIN. REMOVED OUTBOARD SLEEVE BLISTER FAIRING, CUTOUT DAMAGE, LAID OUT RIVET PATTERN FOR REPAIR DOUBLERS. NEED TO MANUFACTURE REPAIR DOUBLERS AND FILLERS FOR TWO AREAS OF DAMAGE AND REINSTALL FAIRING. ACP'D HFEC INSPECTION OF CUT OUT EDGES AND ALL REPAIR FASTENER HOLES. NO DAMAGE FOUND. MFG'D TWO EACH DOUBLERS AND FILLERS. INSTALLED BOTH DOUBLERS AND FILLERS AND RE-INSTALLED FAIRING, SEALED AND PAINTED.

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