Service difficulty report · Stringer · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
March 27, 2008
Submitted
April 1, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501SX
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
3331
Part
Stringer
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FUSELAGE DAMAGED LOWER SURFACE FORWARD OF THE APU EXHAUST NOZZLE. REMOVED AND REPLACED STRINGER 21 AND STRINGER 19R IAW A319 SRM 51-42-11. REFORMED SKIN, STRINGER 17R, STRINGER 19L AND FRAME 85 IAW A319 SRM 51-26-00. ALSO PERFORMED HFEC IAW A319 NTM MANUAL 51-10-08 ON DAMAGE BETWEEN FRAME 85 AND FRAME 86 ON THE LOWER SURFACE BETWEEN STRINGER 19L TO 17R. NO CRACKS FOUND ON SKIN OR STRINGERS EXCEPT FOR STRINGER 21 WHICH WAS REPLACED AS NOTED ABOVE.

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