Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 20, 2019
Submitted
May 2, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2710
Aircraft time
52,569 hours, 18,735 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
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, DURING CURRENT C7 CHECK A/C WAS FOUND WITH 2 QTY CORROSION DAMAGES TO THE RT WING TOP SKIN UPPER SURFACE @ STR-11R, BETWEEN RIBS 4-5 & RIBS 10-11. SEE REF /6/ FIGURES. THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND OUTSIDE SRM LIMITS AND WAS CONTACTED. PROVIDED REF /2/ RDAS & REF /3/ TD WHICH PROVIDES APPROVAL & INSTRUCTION TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED AREAS AS PER REF /4/ & /5/ REPAIR DRAWINGS. REF /2/ RDAS ALSO PROVIDES INSTRUCTION OF 4 QTY POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS. ISSUED REF /1/ REO TO ACCOMPLISH THE REPAIR AS PER REF /2/ RDAS & REF /3/ TD WITHOUT DEVIATION. EC A19-244-01 ACCOMPLISHES THE REPAIR AS PER REF /1/ REO WITHOUT DEVIATION. EC A19-244-02 ACCOMPLISHES POST REPAIR INSPECTION NR 1 (EXTERNAL DET AT RIBS 4-5; THRESHOLD 30000 FC / 41900 FH; INTERVAL 25000 FC / 34900 FH). EC A19-244-03 ACCOMPLISHES POST REPAIR INSPECTION NR 2 (TBD AT RIBS 4-5; THRESHOLD 51200 FC / 90300 FH; INTERVAL TBD). EC A19-244-04 ACCOMPLISHES POST REPAIR INSPECTION NR 3 (EXTERNAL DET AT RIBS 10-11; THRESHOLD 25000 FC / 34900 FH; INTERVAL 25000 FC / 34900 FH). EC A19-244-05 ACCOMPLISHES POST REPAIR INSPECTION NR 4 (TBD AT RIBS 10-11; THRESHOLD 54600 FC / 81700 FH; INTERVAL TBD); THIS PERMANENT REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED BY REF /2/ RDAS AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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