The invention discloses a defect repair welding process for an arc-surface weld joint. The process comprises the following steps that S1, flaw detection is conducted on the weld joint of an arc surface of a workpiece, and a defect area is marked; S2, base metal around the defect area is protected and isolated, and the weld joint of the defect area is dug out; S3, flaw detection is conducted on thedefect area with the weld joint dug out, if no defect is found, S4 is executed, and if a defect is found, S5 is executed; S4, the weld joint of the defect area is dug out again, and S2 is executed; S5, the periphery of the defect area is cleaned; and S6, the workpiece is placed at a PA repair welding position, and repair welding is conducted on the defect area. According to the defect repair welding process for the arc-surface weld joint, the interlayer penetration can be effectively controlled through a layer-by-layer repair welding method, the operation difficulty is reduced, the problem that parts are scrapped due to improper operation of a repair welding method is solved, internal defects of the weld joint are eliminated, consumable loss is reduced, and the production efficiency is improved.