Service difficulty report · Vent · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 9, 2019
Submitted
January 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3554
Aircraft time
42,574 hours, 14,550 cycles
Part
Vent
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

FLT 2191,BOS-TPA. ON 1/9/2019 WAS FOUND WITH CORROSION DAMAGE AT THE LAVATORY VENT LOCATED IN THE REAR FUSELAGE BETWEEN FR 69-70 AND STR 31R-32R. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO LHT IN BQN WHERE THE DAMAGE WAS EVALUATED AGAINST THE REF /4/ SRM AND FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS, DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE REQUIRING A LARGER CUTOUT THAN ALLOWED IN THIS SRM. THEREFORE, LHT CONTACTED FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION. PROVIDED THE REF /3/ TD WHICH INSTRUCTS THE DAMAGE TO BE REPAIRED PER THE REF /4/ WITH THE DEVIATION OF THE EXTENDED CUTOUT ONE FASTENER ROW IN THE DOWN DIRECTION. LHT PERFORMED THE REPAIR PER THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE REF /3/ TD AND THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ RDAS. THIS EC ACCOMPLISHES THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ EO AND COMPLIES WITH REF /2/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATION; THIS PERMANENT CATEGORY A REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /2/ RDAS AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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