Service difficulty report · Door Sill · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 3, 2026
Submitted
September 8, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N259NV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4057
Aircraft time
39,939 hours, 25,025 cycles
Part
Door Sill
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 200
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

(AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED) (DEFECT DISCOVERED DURING AC HEAVY MX VISIT) NRC 2000-0024: 1570-38 (S/M) AT L1 LOWER DOOR CUTOUT, CORROSION FOUND AROUND FWD OUTBD AND FWD INBD HOLES AND AROUND AFT OUTBD AND AFT INBD HOLES OF SILL BEAM AT FR20 & FR16. / LH CUTOUT DOOR LOWER SILL BEAM AFT GIRT BAR AREA (FR20 & FR16), ALL 4 HOLES PERMANENTLY REPAIRED PER SRM 53-11-14-283-005 REV.159. REPAIR CATEGORY B, SEE SRI 53-11-14-205-001 REV.159 FOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, INSPECTION THRESHOLD: 60000FC FROM AIRCRAFT FIRST FLIGHT, SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS INTERVALS: TBD, INSPECTION METHOD: TBD. . REFER TO AWS AND NDT REPORT FOR DETAILS OF WORK ACCOMPLISHED. SEE NRC 4003323-2000-0001 FOR GIRT BAR FITTING INSTALLATION.

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