- Difficulty date
- September 13, 2010
- Submitted
- September 15, 2010
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N407UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 456
- Aircraft time
- 55,057 hours, 20,484 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- 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.
What was found
AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT BILGE AT STRINGER 42L BETWEEN FRAMES 56 & 57 CORRODED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT CORRODED SECTION OF STRINGER. FABRICATED & INSTALLED STRINGER SPLICE REPAIR COMPRISED OF NEW STRINGER SECTION & 2 SPLICE FITTINGS AT MID FRAME 55 & MID FRAME 56.