What was found
SKIN CORRODED IN AFT CARGO BAY BETWEEN FR 58 AND 59 AND BETWEEN STR 42L AND 43L. AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION, FOUND DAMAGE TO BE WITHIN LIMIT OF SRM ON NR V1972J. AREA TREATED PRIMED AND PAINTED. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- February 15, 2012
- Submitted
- February 16, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N417UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 483
- Aircraft time
- 59,017 hours, 22,107 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.