Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 2, 2019
Submitted
September 9, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2386
Aircraft time
58,590 hours, 20,967 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
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, C8 CHECK + INTERIOR MODIFICATION AT SAL, REPORTED EXISTING CORROSION REWORK + NEW CORROSION LOCATIONS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES OF THE RT WING TOP SKIN PANELS AS REPORTED IN THE REF /1/ EA. AT THE CURRENT CHECK THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT IS BEING UPGRADED WV 017. AS PART OF THE WEIGHT VARIANT UPGRADE, A REVIEW OF ALL REPAIRS MUST BE ACCOMPLISHED TO ENSURE WV 17 APPLICABILITY. ALL EXISTING REWORKS WERE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REF /10/ OR REF /11/ SRMS BUT PER THE CAUTION NOTES IN THIS SRM SECTION IS NOT VALID FOR WV 17 A/C WITHOUT MOD 160500 BEING EMBODIED (SHARKLETS) - FOR WHICH A/C DOES NOT HAVE EMBODIED. THE REF /12/ TCS WERE ISSUED TO INSPECT AND DOCUMENT THESE EXISTING REPAIRS AND THEN SEND TO REPAIR APPROVAL. INSPECTED THE AREAS PER THE REF /12/ TCS, FINDING THE EXISTING REWORKS + NEW CORROSION. ALL INFORMATION AND DETAILS OF THIS EXISTING REWORK WAS MAPPED AND SENT FOR APPROVAL. PROVIDED THE APPROVALS FOR EACH LOCATION AS FOLLOWS: (1) EXISTING REWORK TOP SKIN PANEL 1 UPPER SURFACE, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. APPROVED THE EXISTING REWORKS, PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER SRM 57-21-11-283-014 (REF /10/), AS IS. THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED AS PERMANENT PER THE REF /2/ RDAS WITH 6 POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS REQUIRED (SEE ECS A19-627-02 THRU -07 DESCRIBED BELOW) (2) EC A19-627-02 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 1A OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 1, UPPER SURFACE, AT ATTACHMENT TO STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 12-13 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 40000FC/55900FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: 25000FC/34900FH) PER THE REF /2/ RDAS (3) EC A19-627-03 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 2A OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 12-13 (METHOD: TBD, THRESHOLD: 64700FC/96800FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: TBD) PER THE REF /2/ RDAS (4) EC A19-627-04 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 3A OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 1, UPPER SURFACE, AT ATTACHMENT TO STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 15-16 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 25000FC/34900FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: 25000FC/34900FH) PER THE REF /2/ RDAS (5) EC A19-627-05 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 4A OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 15-16 (METHOD: INTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 41700FC/73600FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: 17100FC/30100FH) PER THE REF /2/ RDAS (6) EC A19-627-06 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 5A OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 1, UPPER SURFACE, AT ATTACHMENT TO STRINGER 10 AND TO STRINGER 11 BUTTSTRAP ADJACENT TO FRONT SPAR, RIBS 17-18 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 50000FC/69900FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: 25000FC/34900FH) PER THE REF /2/ RDAS (7) EC A19-627-07 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 6A OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN STRINGER 11 BUTTSTRAP, AT ATTACHMENT TO STRINGER 10, RIBS 17-18 (METHOD: TBD, THRESHOLD: 47800FC/84300FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: TBD) PER THE REF /2/ RDAS (8) EXISTING REWORK – TOP SKIN PANEL 2 LOWER SURFACE, TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, RIBS 10-11. PROVIDED THE REF /8/ TD WHICH PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR THE REPORTED LOCATION BY BLENDOUT PER RI R572-58998 ISSUE F PARA B. THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED AS PERMANENT PER THE REF /3/ RDAS WITH 1 POST REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIRED (SEE EC A19-627-08 BELOW) (9) EC A19-627-08 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 1B OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 2, LOWER SURFACE TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, RIBS 10-11 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 20000FC/35800FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: 18000FC/30000FH) PER THE REF /3/ RDAS (10) EXISTING REWORK TOP SKIN PANEL 2 LOWER SURFACE, TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. APPROVED THE EXISTING REWORKS, PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER SRM 57-21-11-283-014 (REF /11/), AS IS. THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED AS PERMANENT PER THE REF /4/ RDAS WITH 3 POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS REQUIRED (SEE ECS A19-627-09 THRU -11 DESCRIBED BELOW) (11) EC A19-627-09 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 1C OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 2, UPPER SURFACE, AT TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, RIBS 11 – 12 (METHOD: TBD, THRESHOLD: 48000FC/86100FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: TBD) PER THE REF /4/ RDAS (12) EC A19-627-10 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 2C OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 2, UPPER SURFACE, AT TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, RIBS 13 15 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 20000FC/35800FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: 11100FC/19900FH) PER THE REF /4/ RDAS (13) EC A19-627-11 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 3C OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 2, UPPER SURFACE, AT TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, RIBS 16 18 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 20000FC/35800FH, COUNTED FROM 16190FC/46812FH, INTERVAL: 11100FC/21300FH) PER THE REF /4/ RDAS (14) EXISTING REWORK – TOP SKIN PANEL 2 LOWER SURFACE, TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, RIBS 14-16. PROVIDED THE REF /9/ TD WHICH PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR THE LOCATION BY MEANS OF A REPAIR PLATE PER RI R572-58962, R572-58270, & R572-58943. THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED AS PERMANENT PER THE REF /5/ RDAS WITH 3 POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS REQUIRED (SEE ECS A19-627-12 THRU -14 DESCRIBED BELOW) (15) EC A19-627-12 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 1D OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 2, UPPER SURFACE, AT TRAILING EDGE OVERHANG, RIBS 14 – 15 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 20000FC/35800FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: 11100FC/19900FH) PER THE REF /5/ RDAS (16) EC A19-627-13 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 2D OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 2, UPPER SURFACE, AT THE REAR SPAR ATTACHMENT COVERED BY THE REPAIR PLATE, RIBS 15-17 (METHOD: SDI & EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 21900FC/43800FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: 15000FC/30000FH) PER THE REF /5/ RDAS (17) EC A19-627-14 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 3D OF THE RT WING - REAR SPAR TOP FLANGE, AT THE OVERSIZED FASTENERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR PLATE, RIBS 15-17 (METHOD: INTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 20600FC/41200FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: 18000FC/30000FH) PER THE REF /5/ RDAS (18) NEW CORROSION + EXISTING REWORK – TOP SKIN PANEL 1 UPPER SURFACE, MULTIPLE LOCATIONS) AIRBUS PROVIDED THE REF /7/ TD WHICH PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR THE REPORTED LOCATION BY BLENDOUT PER RI R572-58616 ISSUE J PARA D. THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED AS PERMANENT PER THE REF /6/ RDAS WITH 9 POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS REQUIRED (SEE ECS A19-627-15 THRU -23 DESCRIBED BELOW) (19) EC A19-627-15 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 1E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 1, UPPER SURFACE, AT ATTACHMENT TO STRINGER 11 BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 4-5 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 25000FC/34900FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: 25000FC/34900FH) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (20) EC A19-627-16 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 2E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN STRINGER 11 BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 4-5 (METHOD: INTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 51200FC/90300FH, COUNTED FROM NEW, INTERVAL: 18400FC/32000FH) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (21) EC A19-627-17 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 3E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 1, UPPER SURFACE, AT ATTACHMENT TO STRINGER 11 / BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 9-10 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 25000FC/34900FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: 25000FC/34900FH) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (22) EC A19-627-18 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 4E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN STRINGER 11 / BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 9-10 (METHOD: INTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 56200FC/84100FH, COUNTED FROM NEW, INTERVAL: 17100FC/28000FH) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (23) EC A19-627-19 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 5E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 1, UPPER SURFACE, AT ATTACHMENT TO STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 10-11 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 25000FC/34900FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: 25000FC/34900FH) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (24) EC A19-627-20 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 6E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 10-11 (METHOD: INTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 54600FC/81700FH, COUNTED FROM NEW, INTERVAL: 17100FC/28000FH) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (25) EC A19-627-21 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 7E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN PANEL 1, UPPER SURFACE, AT ATTACHMENT TO STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 16-17 (METHOD: EXTERNAL DET, THRESHOLD: 25000FC/34900FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: 25000FC/34900FH) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (26) EC A19-627-22 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 8E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 16-17 (METHOD: TBD, THRESHOLD: 47800FC/84300FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: TBD) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (27) EC A19-627-23 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION # 9E OF THE RT WING - TOP SKIN STRINGER 11 AND BUTTSTRAP, RIBS 16-17 (METHOD: TBD, THRESHOLD: 47300FC/94600FH, COUNTED FROM 20967FC/58590FH, INTERVAL: TBD) PER THE REF /6/ RDAS (NOTE: IT IS ASSUMED THAT 946000FH IS A TYPO, SO WE HAVE SET THE THRESHOLD TO BE 94600FH, WILL BE CONTACTED AFTER EC ISSUANCE FOR THIS CLARIFICATION). THIS EC ACCOMPLISHES THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ EA AND COMPLIES WITH THE REF /2/THRU REF /6 RDASS DEVIATION; THESE PERMANENT CATEGORY B REPAIRS HAVE BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /2/THRU REF /6 RDASS & AS AN OVERALL PACKAGE THE REPAIRS PER THE REF /1/ EA CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR. ECS A19-627-02 THRU -23 TRACK ALL OF THE REQUIRED POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS.

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