What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN GOUGE AT BUTT JOINT FR12. A BLEND OUT OF THE AFFECTED AREA WAS PERFORMED, ALONG WITH HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTIONS TO INSURE THAT THE AREA IS CRACK FREE, AND REPROTECTION WAS PERFORMED. THIS WAS A MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- January 28, 2000
- Submitted
- November 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N443UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 820
- Aircraft time
- 6,543 hours
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Fuselage
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- E
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.