Service difficulty report · Door Sill · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 23, 2018
Submitted
January 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2977
Aircraft time
46,212 hours, 16,095 cycles
Part
Door Sill
Condition
Corroded
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

DURING C6 CHECK ON AIRCRAFT AT (SAL) DATED 03/18, CORROSION WAS FOUND ON THE BULK CARGO DOOR SILL BTWN FR61-62 & STR 37-38R AT THE AFT FUSELAGE. SEE REF /1/ EA FOR MORE DETAILS. CONTACTED FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION. PROVIDED REF /2/ RDAS WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS PER REF /3/ SRM TASK WHICH CONSISTS OF CUT OUT DAMAGE AREA, INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLERS AND RESTORE SURFACE PROTECTION. THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ RDAS AS A TIME LIMITED REPAIR PENDING DTA, FOR PERMANENT REPAIR DISPOSITION, DUE WITHIN 6 MONTHS. THIS EC A18-177-01 ACCOMPLISHES TIME LIMITED REPAIR PER REF /1/ EA & REF /2/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATIONS. EC A18-177-02 IS ISSUED AS PLACEHOLDER FOR PERMANENT REPAIR, PENDING DTA IN 6 MONTHS; THIS TIME LIMITED REPAIR, PENDING DTA WITHIN 6 MONTHS, IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ RDAS AND CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR”

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