What was found
AFT PIT BILGE STRINGER 43L CORRODED BETWEEN FRAMES C-56 & C-57. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED CORROSION & FOUND BLEND OUT OF LIMITS. CUT-OUT DAMAGE. FABRICATED & INSTALLED FILLER & COUPLING REPAIR. RESTORED FINISH.
- Difficulty date
- February 4, 2010
- Submitted
- February 5, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N446UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 834
- Aircraft time
- 38,742 hours, 15,499 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- S43l
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.