Service difficulty report · Stringer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 20, 2012
Submitted
February 23, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
475
Aircraft time
58,699 hours, 22,193 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
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.

What was found

AFT PIT STRINGER 42L AT FRAME FR 57 IS CORRODED BEYOND LIMITS OF SRM. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. REMOVED CORROSION AND FOUND MATERIAL REMAINING TO BE BEYOND LIMITS OF SRM 53-00-00. REMOVED DAMAGED STRINGER SECTION, FABRICATED A NEW STRINGER AND SPLICE SECTIONS AND INSTALLED PER SRM 53-00-13, FIG 201 ON NON ROUTINE E6811I. PER SRM, THIS REPAIR MUST BE REINSPECTED AT DEFINED 085625 INTERVAL OF 60,000C FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT, REF SRI 53-00-13-2-1-0, TABLE 205. CURRENT PTC IS 22193C.

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