Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 23, 2011
Submitted
March 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1432
Aircraft time
33,202 hours, 13,830 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 3 Slat
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WING LEADING EDGE AT RT SLAT NR 3 AREA HAS A DENT OF 0.125 IN DEPTH AND A SCRATCH OF 0.500 IN BY 0.250 IN. WHILE REMOVING RT LEADING EDGE SKIN FOUND CRACK AT NR 3 SLAT STOP CUTOUT AT FASTENER HOLE. CUT OUT DAMAGE .875 INCH HOLE FOR CIRCULAR PATCH REPAIR. SKIN THICKNESS .063. INSTALLED ROUND PLUG REPAIR. RIGHT WING FUELING PANEL DOOR 622KB REQUIRES REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT DUE TO CONTACT WITH NR 3 LEADING E DGE SLAT. INTERIM DOOR FABRICATED AND INSTALLED, SECURED CLOSED AND FAIRED FOR TYPE II FERRY. DOOR ASSY REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT.

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