Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
November 1, 2010
Submitted
November 5, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
965
Aircraft time
41,162 hours, 16,154 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
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.

What was found

CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE LT WING TOP NR 2 PANEL BETWEEN RIB 19 AND RIB 20, AT MANUAL REFUELING PORT CUTOUT. BLEND REPAIR WAS ACP IAW UA EVA 80263 AND EA 319-5721-13-A2032, ON N-R C6017Q. REPAIR MUST BE INSPECTED AT THRESHOLD OF 200,300 FLIGHT HOURS, OR 124,500 FLIGHT CYCLES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. INSP INTERVALS AND METHOD OF INSP HAVE NOT BEEN DETERMINED. MFG WILL ISSUE A NEW RAS WITH THE INSP INTERVALS AND METHOD BEFORE AC ACCUMULATES ABOVE FH AND FC.

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