Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 6, 2001
Submitted
March 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1343
Aircraft time
921 hours, 312 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

AFT FUSELAGE SKIN DAMAGED FROM STRINGER 40R TO STRINGER 41R. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR. *S/D* THE DAMAGED AREA WAS CUT OUT AND REPAIRED BY THE INSTALLATION OF A FILLER AND ONE EXTERNAL DOUBLER. AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED AND THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED.

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