Service difficulty report · Access Door · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 28, 2019
Submitted
April 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945JT
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6390
Aircraft time
19,299 hours, 3,710 cycles
Part
Access Door
Condition
Corroded
Location
Apu Enclosure
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 HEAVY MAINTENANCE, CORROSION WAS FOUND AROUND THE DRAIN MAST AREA AT THE RH APU ACCESS DOOR BTWN FR 80A-81A & STGR 20. SEE ATTACHED REF /1/ EO FOR MORE DETAILS. LHT (BQN) CONTACTED AIRBUS FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION AND AIRBUS PROVIDED REF /2 RDAS APPROVAL TO ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER REF /3/ TD. THE REPAIR IS CONSISTS OF CUT OUT THE DAMAGE AREA, FABRICATE AND INSTALL A REPAIR DOUBLER AND RESTORE SURFACE PROTECTION PER SRM. THIS EC A19-217-01 ACCOMPLISHES PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ EO & REF /2/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATIONS; THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED VIA REF /2/ RDAS AND THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS “MAJOR”.

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