Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 17, 2019
Submitted
July 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1861
Aircraft time
65,908 hours, 23,833 cycles
Part
Skin
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

DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE, CORROSION DAMAGE ON THE FWD FUSELAGE LOWER SKIN AT FRAME 34 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 43L & 43R IN THE BELLY FAIRING AREA (SEE FIGURES 1 -6 OF THE REF /1/ REO). THE CORROSION DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND AFTER BLEND OUT THE MATERIAL REMAINING THICKNESSES AND AN ELONGATED HOLE WERE OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM 53-21-11, THEREFORE CONTACT FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION. PROVIDED THE REF /3/ TD, WHICH PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR THE AFFECTED AREA BY CUTTING OUT THE DAMAGE AT STR 43R & 43L, PERFORMING INSPECTIONS, AND INSTALLING A REPAIR DOUBLER, FILLER, & SHIMS. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED AS DETAILED IN REF /3/ TD AND APPROVED PER REF /2/ RDAS, AS PERMANENT WITH POST REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. THIS EC ACCOMPLISHES THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ REO AND COMPLIES WITH REF /2/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATION. NOTE - THE REF /4/& REF /5/ SBS WERE ALSO ASSIGNED TO THIS CURRENT C10 CHECK + INTERIOR MODIFICATION (1) THIS EC A19-475-01 PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER REF/2/ RDAS. (2) EC A19-475-02 PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS #1, FOR DETECTING CRACK DAMAGES (METHOD: TBD, THRESHOLD: 39800FC, COUNTED FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT, INTERVAL: TBD) (3) EC A19-475-03 PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS #2, FOR DETECTING CHAFFING DAMAGES (METHOD: EXTERNAL DVI, THRESHOLD: 12000FC/24000FH, COUNTED FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT, INTERVAL: 12000FC/24000FH); THIS PERMANENT CATEGORY “B” REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /2/ RDAS WITH POST REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AND IS CLASSIFIED MAJOR.

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