Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 5, 2026
Submitted
September 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
04587
Aircraft time
56,508 hours, 20,078 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 600
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, SECONDARY FINDING ELONGATED HOLE CUT OUT FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL 640KB ON RT WING (HOLE 2) FOR TRACKING PURPOSE ONLY; (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1474396 TASKCARD: NR-00044 ) REF AEROMAN WO 2026-252/1 NR 2026-355336 PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON (HOLE NR 2) LOCATED ON BOTTOM SKIN PANEL NR 2 BTW RIB 15 TO RIB 16 AT RT WING, THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B, INSTALLED BOLTS P/N NAS1790-5R13 ON ACCESS PANEL 640KB IAW SRMA320 SRM 57-21-11-300-002, FOR BUSHING INSTALLED ON HOLE NR 2 INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM AIRCRAFT FIRST FLIGHT AS FOLLOWING 1000FC/42000FH AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS OF 4800FC/9600FH,METHOD OF INSPECTION GVI IAW SRM A320 57-21-11-205-036 TABLE 3. THE REPAIR PROCEDURE IS DOCUMENTED IN 2026-355187. FUR A320-57-03413

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