Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 31, 2018
Submitted
January 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N643JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2871
Aircraft time
46,287 hours, 15,946 cycles
Part
Fitting
Condition
Gouged
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 CURRENT C6 CHECK AT LHT PR DATED 01/18, A GOUGE WAS FOUND ON A PREVIOUS REWORK ON THE LT PYLON SPIGOT FITTING. LHT CONTACTED FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION, WHICH WAS PROVIDED VIA THE REF./3/ MESSAGE, CONSISTING OF SMOOTH BLEND-OUT WITHOUT INCREASING DAMAGE DEPTH, AND PROTECTION, VALID FOR 6 MONTHS SUBJECT TO DTA. LHT ISSUED THE REF./1/ EO ACCOMPLISHING THIS REPAIR DISPOSITION. THE REF./2/ RDAS IS APPROVING THIS REPAIR FOR 6 MONTHS. THIS EC A18-044-01 INCORPORATES THE REF./1/LHT EO WITHOUT DEVIATION FOR TIME LIMITED REPAIR. EC A18-044-02 WILL PROVIDE PLACEHOLDER FOR PERMANENT REPAIR , WITHIN 6 MONTHS, PENDING DTA; THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA THE REF./2/ RDAS. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR / CATEGORY "C" TIME LIMITED REPAIR SUBJECT DTA WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA THE REF./6/ RDAS. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR / CATEGORY "B".

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