Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 26, 2006
Submitted
January 31, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
40,697 hours, 14,696 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

PUNCTURE TO FUSELAGE SKIN FOUND ON LT SIDE BETWEEN BODY STATION 11100 TO 12167. APPROX FRAME 27 TO FR 29. DAMAGE ENCOMPASSES A 40 INCHES LONG HORIZONTAL INDENTATION, 21.5 INCH LONG X 15 PUNCTURE. DAMAGE IS ALONG SKIN LAP. MAJOR REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SRM 53-00-11, FIGURE 212 AND AIRBUS RAS 042528/006/2006 ISSUE A.

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