Service difficulty report · Rib · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 1, 2010
Submitted
July 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
472
Aircraft time
53,865 hours, 20,841 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Rib
Part number
D57571308000
Part serial
1471
Condition
Delaminated
Location
Te Flap
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

CLOSURE RIB 1 ON LT OUTBOARD FLAP IS DAMAGED. THE DAMAGE IS AN AREA OF DELAMINATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCH IN DIAMETER. MAJOR REPAIR ACP'D. DAMAGED AREA WAS CUTOUT AND REPAIRED PER SRM AND UA-EVA-73902 REV B. REPAIR AND RII INSP WAS ACP'D ON SMB N-R K5016D.

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