Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 17, 2012
Submitted
January 22, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1728
Aircraft time
35,623 hours, 15,585 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Seal
Part number
ABS063540
Condition
Deteriorated
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

BELLY PANEL 197GB ON AFT LEFT SIDE HAS DETERIORATED SEAL APPROX 4FT. PER TOMC CF'D PER SRM 53- 35-11-201, PG 72. CLEANED AND APPLIED SPEED TAPE. REPAIR AT EARLIEST OP, NO LATER THEN 600 FLT HRS. REPLACED SEAL PER MT 53-017. PART NUMBER IS ABS0635-40 AND IS BULK BLADE SEAL. REF MAINT TIP 53-017 FOR INSTALLATION.

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