Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 3, 2018
Submitted
January 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N712JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3517
Aircraft time
42,444 hours, 14,681 cycles
Part
Structure
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

AT CURRENT (10/2018) C6 CHECK (SAL), CORROSION WAS FOUND ON CENTER WING BOX TOP SKIN UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN FR41-42 & +Y1292. SEE THE REF /1/ EA FOR MORE DETAILS. THE SRM DOES NOT PROVIDE ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS NOR REPAIR GUIDELINES FOR THE DAMAGE LOCATION. REPORTED THE DAMAGE TO FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION. PROVIDED REF/2/ RDAS TO PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR PER REF /3/ REPAIR DRAWINGS WHICH CONSISTS OF REMOVING FASTENERS, PERFORM DVI, HFEC AND ROTOTEST INSPECTIONS, CUT OUT THE DAMAGE AREA, INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER & SHIM, INSTALL FASTENERS AND RESTORE SURFACE FINISH PER SRM. THIS EC A18-886-01 ACCOMPLISHES THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ EA AND COMPLIES WITH REF /2/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATION. EC A18-886-02 ACCOMPLISHED POST REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIRED PER REF /2/ RDAS (DVI PER NTM 51-90-00, THRESHOLD: 3 YEARS, INTERVAL: 3 YEARS); THIS PERMANENT, CATEGORY A REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /2/ RDAS AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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