Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 4, 2012
Submitted
September 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1001
Aircraft time
45,161 hours, 18,466 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Structure
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

RIGHT STATIC PORT AREA AFT OF FWD CARGO DOOR HAS TWO TOOL MARK CREASES IN THE STATIC PORT CRITICAL AREA THAT ARE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS. PERMANENT REPAIR WAS ACP'D BY BLENDING AND VERIFYING BOTH CREASES ARE CRACK FREE WITH HFEC REF ECRA 5311-01564. A TEST FLIGHT WAS ACP'D TO VALIDATE THE AERODYNAMIC DATA PROVIDED TO ADR1, ADR2, AND ADR3. NO ADDITIONAL ACTION REQUIRED. OK TO ARCHIVE REF ECRA 5311-01564. PARTS: NONE NEEDED.

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