Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 1, 2022
Submitted
March 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1302
Aircraft time
78,867 hours, 29,242 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
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 TRAILING EDGE LOCATED LOWER SKIN RIB10 TO RIB11 ON RH WING (CPCP RELATED 572178-01); PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR LOC. ON TRAILING EDGE LOWER SKIN RIB10 TO RIB11 ON RH WING IAW EA#57-0038-22 AND RDAF 80109415/159/2022#A AND EC A22-132-01. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B AND REQUIRED INSPECTION ON TOP SKIN UPPER SURFACE BETWEEN RIBS 10-11; UNDER THE REPAIR PLATE AT THE REAR SPAR ATTACHMENTS, FORWARD OF THE REPAIR PLATE, AND AT 3 ROWS OF ATTACHMENTS INBOARD AND OUTBOARD OF THE REPAIR PLATE THRESHOLD AT 21700 FC,43400 FH, INTERVALS AT 10000 FC,20000 FH, METHOD OF INSPECTION IS DET(EXTERNAL) AND SDI, AND REQUIRED INSPECTION ON REAR SPAR TOP FLANGE BETWEEN RIB 9 -12 AT THE OVERSIZED FASTENERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPAIR PLATE THRESHOLD AT 33100 FC ,66200 FH, INTERVALS AT (TBD),METHOD OF INSPECTION IS (TBD) TOOL USED: CALIPER PN:500-197-30 SN: A21142022 CAL DUE: OCT/02/2022, EDDY CURRENT EQUIPMENT PN NORTEC 600D SN 210136503 DUE DATE MAR-05-2022, ULTRASONIC THICKNESS GAGE P/N:45MG, S/N: 130060401, DUE DATE: APR22-2022. ALL WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON AEROMAN NR2022-48202 AND JB NR-00069

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