Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 19, 2025
Submitted
May 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02246
Aircraft time
77,654 hours, 27,719 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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: FUSELAGE / REAR FUSELAGE / FR 69-70 AND STGR 30RH -33RH / AFT LAV VENT OUTLET / EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER / OVZ HOLES – PERMANENT REPAIR; /1/ AEROMAN EA 53-0010-25 (COVER REV 0 + PART 1) /2/ AIRBUS RDAF 81550991/003/2025#A /3/ DOSSIER 81550991 /4/ A320 SRM TASK 53-41-11-300-004 /5/ JBU TASK CARD A5322081-01. DESCRIPTION: DURING CURRENT (MARCH,2025) HEAVY CHECK ON AIRCRAFT N591B MSN 02246 @ SAL. WHILE PERFORMING JBU TASK CARD REF /5/ ON AFT LAV VENT OUTLET BETWEEN FR69-70 & STGR 30R-33R, CORROSION WAS FOUND AND AEM MX REMOVED THE EXISTING DOUBLER TO REMOVE THE CORROSION. UPON THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW REPAIR DOUBLER AS PER REF /4/ SRM, AEM MX NOTED TWO (QTY 2) EXISTING HOLES WITH OVERSIZED DIAMETER. SEE REF /1/ AND /3/ FOR THE DETAILS. HOLES DIAMETER DIMENSIONS AS FOLLOWS: 1.HOLE#1 - 0.218 IN 2. HOLE#2- 0.248 IN. AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED VIA REF /3/ AND PROVIDED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS VIA REF /2/ RDAF TO DO DVI, HFEC OF THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE, ROTO-TEST OF ALL THE OPEN HOLES, INSTALL NEW DOUBLER AS PER REF /4/ SRM, TO INSTALL OVZ HI-LOK FASTENERS AT TWO LOCATIONS AND RESTORE THE SURFACE PROTECTION. THE REF /2/ RDAF REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS ARE PERMANENT WITH POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS. THE REF /1/ EA PROVIDES THE INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM THE PERMANENT REPAIR AND THIS EC COMPLIES WITH THE REF /2/ RDAF WITHOUT DEVIATION. -EC A25-290-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /2/ RDAF. -EC A25-290-02 IS ISSUED TO TRACK THE POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS PROGRAM, THRESHOLD: 117400 FC AND INTERVAL/METHOD: TBD IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF. /2/ RDAF. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED AS PER REF /2/ RDAF AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR. (E/C: A25-290-01)

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