Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 14, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N460UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1248
Aircraft time
37,181 hours, 15,767 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
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

CORROSION FOUND BETWEEN FR69 AND FR70 RT SIDE AT OVERBOARD EXH PORT AFT OF OUTFLOW VALVE. SKIN CORROSION IS APPROX 50-60% OF SKIN THICKNESS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED EXISTING FASTENERS AND CORRODED SKIN FABRICATED DAMAGE FILLER, USING SRM. ACP HFEC INSP OF RIVET HOLES AS NEEDED. NO CRACKS FOUND AT THIS TIME. INSTALLED DOUBLERS AND SEALED AROUND REPAIR. INSPECTED REPAIR, FOUND OKAY REF SRM & METHOD NR 2.

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