Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
February 19, 2013
Submitted
March 8, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3460
Aircraft time
18,703 hours, 5,571 cycles
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Pylon
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

DURING THIS INSPECTION, CRACKING WAS FOUND ON THE INBD AND OTBD SIDES OF THE LT PYLON AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER SPAR. SPECIFICALLY, BOTH THE INBD AND OTBD FLANGES OF THE AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER SPAR PLATE WAS FOUND CRACKED AT RIB 11, DEFINED AS AREA 3. ALSO, THE AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER SPAR PLATE WAS FOUND CRACKED ON BOTH THE INBD AND OTBD SIDE BETWEEN RIBS 14 AND 15. IN BOTH CASES ON THE UPPER SPAR PLATE, THE CRACK AS EXTENDED THROUGH AREA 1 AND HAS PROPAGATED INTO AREA 2. ACCOMPLISHED THE REPAIR OF THE LT PYLON AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER SPAR INBD AND OTBD PLATE BETWEEN RIBS 14 AND 15 IAW MFG TECH DISPOSITION TD-J2-S2-03171-2013 ISSUE A. ALSO, ACCOMPLISHED THE REPAIRS OF THE LT PYLON AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER SPAR INBD AND OTBD FLANGES AT RIB 11 IAW TC 5454-000001. LT REPAIR 2.

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