Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 23, 2011
Submitted
February 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
53
Aircraft time
68,161 hours, 30,700 cycles
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Hinge Pin
Part number
D5754148420000
Condition
Corroded
Location
Spoiler
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

SAL - MAJOR REPAIR - S5 CHECK - CORROSION ON LEFT WING NR 1 SPOILER CENTER HINGE PINS INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BETWEEN WS 3089 TO WS 3601, BETWEEN RIB 6 TO RIB 6B. REPLACED LEFT WING NR 1 SPOILER CENTER HINGE PINS INBOARD AND OUTBOARD BETWEEN WS 3089 TO WS 3601, BETWEEN RIB 6 TO RIB 6B IAW A320 AMM 27-64-41-0401. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW BY THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS EVENT WAS CPCP RELATED AND CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL 2 FINDING.

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