What was found
STRINGER 31R AT FRAME 64-66 IS CORRODED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: STRINGER CORROSION FOUND OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM. REMOVED CORRODED STRINGER SECTION AT PRODUCTION SPLICES. PROCURED & INSTALLED NEW STRINGER SECTION FROM FRAME 64-67.
- Difficulty date
- April 9, 2011
- Submitted
- April 11, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N438UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 678
- Aircraft time
- 46,358 hours, 18,695 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.