Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 7, 2019
Submitted
October 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N584JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2149
Aircraft time
63,248 hours, 22,615 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, INSPECTION OF EXISTING REWORKS ON THE RH WING TOP SKIN LOWER SURFACE WAS ACCOMPLISHED, WITH LIGHT CORROSION FOUND BETWEEN RIBS 6-8,14-16,17-18, AND 21-22. THE CORROSION WAS BLENDED OUT AND AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION. AIRBUS PROVIDED THE REF.(2) TD PROVIDING REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS WITH THE REF.(3) APPROVAL. LCQ HAS ISSUED THE REF.(1) REO ACCOMPLISHING THE REPAIRS, AND THIS EC INCORPORATES THE REO WITHOUT DEVIATION. THE REF.(3) RDAS REQUIRES FOLLOW-UP INSPECTIONS. EC A19-712-02 ACCOMPLISHES AN EXTERNAL DET AT 60,000 FC / 107,700 FH THRESHOLD AND 18,000 FC / 30,000 FH INTERVAL FROM THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRST FLIGHT, AND EC A19-712-03 ACCOMPLISHES AN EXTERNAL DET AT 11,900 FC / 21,300 FH THRESHOLD AND 11,900 FC / 21,300 FH INTERVAL FROM REPAIR INSTALLATION; THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR CATEGORY "B" PERMANENT REPAIR SUBJECT TO THE INSPECTIONS LISTED ABOVE. THE REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE REF.(3) RDAS.

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