Service difficulty report · Plate · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 1, 2013
Submitted
March 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3359
Aircraft time
19,776 hours, 5,956 cycles
Part
Plate
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

ACFT WAS BEING INSPECTED BY COMPANY PERSONNEL IAW TC 5454.000001LH. DURING THIS INSPECTION, CRACKING WAS FOUND ON THE INBD SIDE OF THE LT PYLON AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER SPAR. SPECIFICALLY, THE INBD FLANGE OF THE AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER SPAR PLATE WAS FOUND CRACKED BETWEEN RIBS 14 AND 15. THE UPPER SPAR PLATE WAS CRACKED AREA 1 AND HAS PROPAGATED INTO AREA 2. ACCOMPLISHED THE REPAIR OF THE LT PYLON AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER SPAR PLATE BETWEEN RIBS 14 AND 15 IAW TECH DISPOSITION TD-J2-S2-0310-2013 ISSUE A.

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