Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 8, 2018
Submitted
January 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2900
Aircraft time
46,291 hours, 16,381 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Condition
Debonded
Location
Rudder
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

AT C6 CHECK LCQ DATED 02/18, DURING RUDDER INSPECTION PER TC A320-55-40-00-210-001, DISBOND DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE RUDDER P/N D5547100400000 S/N TS4250 LT SIDE SIDE SHELL SKIN PANEL AT THE LOWER FORWARD NR 2 HOIST POINT. SEE REF /2/ FOR EXACT LOCATION AND DAMAGE DETAILS. CONTACTED FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION, AND PROVIDED REPAIR PER THE REF /9/ REPAIR DRAWING AND REF /8/ TD, CONSISTING OF OUTER SKIN AND CORE CUTOUT AND WET LAY-UP WITH CORE REPLACEMENT COMPOSITE REPAIR. HAS ISSUED THE REF./2/ REO ACCOMPLISHING THIS REPAIR, AND THIS EC INCORPORATES THE REF./2/ REO WITHOUT DEVIATION; THIS REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE REF./10/ RDAS (RDAS 80422494/003/2018, ISSUE A, DTD 16/02/2018). THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR CATAGORY "A" PERMANENT REPAIR.

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