Service difficulty report · Static Port · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 11, 2012
Submitted
August 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
568
Aircraft time
57,010 hours, 21,329 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Static Port
Condition
Damaged
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

SCRATCH IN EXTRA CRITICAL RVSM STATIC PORTS AREA L SIDE OF FUSELAGE. SCRATCH IS 2 1-2 INCHES LONG AND 1 INCH ABOVE FIRST OFFICER STATIC PORT, DEPTH OF SCRATCH IS 0.0005 WHICH IS OUT OF ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS PER MM. LIGHTLY BURNISHED DAMAGED AREA REF SRM 53-11-11 PG 213, REPAIR PRINCIPLE 1 RE-APPLIED ALODINE.

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