Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 12, 2012
Submitted
April 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N454UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1104
Aircraft time
44,136 hours, 16,942 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Access P
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

LEFT WING ACCESS HOLE FOR FUEL PANEL 540HB HAS 1 EA ELONGATED HOLE IN WING LOWER SKIN. HOLE IN LANDING LOCATED BETWEEN RIBS 13 AND 14. EVALUATED HOLE FOR OVERSIZING, GENERATED AN RFTS TO EG. REAMED HOLE TO FINAL SIZE OF .578 ", ACCMP'D BHEC PER NDT 6-51-10-01 WITH NO CRACKS NOTED. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED BUSHINGS PER REO L01360 AND UA EC -RA 5721-01334, THIS REPAIR IS A MAJOR REPAIR.

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