Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 25, 2002
Submitted
November 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N465UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1341
Aircraft time
6,574 hours, 2,468 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

DENT TO FUSELAGE APPROXIMATELY 1 FOOT BELOW FORWARD CUTOUT OF DOOR 2L. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF AN APPROXIMATE 2 INCH DIAMETER DENT. DENT IS DEEP BORDERING ON PUNCTURE. UNDERLYING RIB IS ALSO DENTED. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, MANUFACTURED DOUBLER & INSTALLED FASTENERS.

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