Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 24, 2019
Submitted
June 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2284
Aircraft time
58,524 hours, 20,888 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Lt Wing Nacelle
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, IDENTIFIED HOLE DAMAGE ON THE LH WING PYLON SPIGOT FITTING CENTER HOLE. NOTE AT THE CURRENT CHECK THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT IS BEING UPGRADED FROM TO WV 017 AND ALL REPAIRS MUST ENSURE WV 17 APPLICABILITY. AIB RESPONDED TO THE DAMAGE EVALUATION WITH REF/B/ TEMPORARY REPAIR APPROVAL. THIS EC PROVIDES RECORD THAT THE FREEZE PLUG REPAIR WAS PERFORMED IAW AIRBUS REF/B/ & REF/C/ VIA AEM REF/D/. A19-420-01 - THIS EC EMBODIES TEMPORARY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS PER REF /B/ RDAS VALID FOR 6 MONTHS. A19-420-02 - RDAS 6 MONTH LIFE LIMITATION AWAITING FURTHER ANALYSIS; THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR BECAUSE IT ALTERS PSE STRUCTURAL STRENGTH. MAJOR REPAIR CLASSIFICATIONS REQUIRE APPROVED DATA.

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