Service difficulty report · Lug · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 24, 2011
Submitted
March 24, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N470UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1427
Aircraft time
32,713 hours, 14,186 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Lug
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Mlg
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

THE RT MLG RIB 5 FWD LUG DIAMETER WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION. CLEAN-UP OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM. A TEMP REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED REF REO-L01301. CORROSION DAMAGE REMOVED & REWORK ACCOMPLISHED WITH OVERSIZED BORE & BUSHING REPLACEMENT IAW REO-L01302 & UA-EVA-80611. THIS IS A CATEGORY C REPAIR THE RIB 5 FITTING MUST BE REPLACED WITHIN 44,600 CYCLES FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT.

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