What was found
AFT PIT BILGE, STR 43L CORRODED BETWEEN FR 58 AND 60. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUTOUT DAMAGED STR AT FWD COUPLING AND AT AFT END AT FACTORY SPLICE. INSTALLED NEW COUPLINGS FWD AND AFT ENDS.
- Difficulty date
- August 10, 2010
- Submitted
- August 20, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N403UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 442
- Aircraft time
- 56,150 hours, 20,621 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- 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.