Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
September 9, 2013
Submitted
September 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1431
Aircraft time
42,970 hours, 15,727 cycles
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
D57255511000
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 500
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

CORROSION ON LT WING REAR FALSE SPAR DATUM & INNER REAR SPAR DATUM. MLG SUPPORT RIB 5, BOTTOM FLANGE AROUND FASTENER NUTS, NR 143 & 145 AT WS2580/RIB 5 TO WS3509/RIB 6. REPAIRED LT WING REAR FALSE SPAR DATUM & INNER REAR SPAR DATUM - MLG SUPPORT RIB 5 BOTTOM FLANGE IAW EA 503723, EA 503723. REPAIR GENERATED 1/24/13 WAS ORIGINALLY DETERMINED TO BE A MINOR REPAIR BUT HAS SINCE BEEN SUPERSEDED BY EA 105103, WHICH CHANGES THE REPAIR FROM MINOR TO MAJOR.

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