Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 29, 2018
Submitted
January 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3488
Aircraft time
14,627 hours, 42,529 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Apu Door
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 AT SAL, THE RT APU DOOR (PN: D5248570001000 SN: 13500) WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION WITH SKIN PENETRATION AT THE OUTER SKIN. DUE TO THE DAMAGE LOCATION (ZONE 2) AND MAGNITUDE OF THE CORROSION, NO REPAIR IS AVAILABLE ON THE SRM, HENCE THE REASON FOR THIS REPORT. NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED AT THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE. SEE THE REF/1/ EO FOR MORE DETAILS. CONSULTED AND PROVIDED THE REF/2/ REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS AND REF/3/ RDAS APPROVAL. THE REPAIR CONSISTS OF TRIMMING THE SKIN TO COMPLETELY REMOVE THE DAMAGE, ACCOMPLISHING NDT INSPECTIONS, INSTALLING A DOUBLER USING PRINCIPLES OF A321 SRM TASK 52-41-21-300-004 AND RESTORING THE SURFACE PROTECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 51-21-11 AND SRM 51- 75-12. THIS EC ACCOMPLISHES THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ EO AND COMPLIES WITH REF /3/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATION; THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY "A" (PERMANENT REPAIR WITH NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS) AND HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /3/ RDAS AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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