What was found
RIGHT FUSELAGE SKIN IS GOUGED AT FRAME 64 BETWEEN STR 23R & 24R, REPAIR WILL BE IN CRITICAL SKIN AREA AT BUTT SPLICE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT DAMAGE. INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- April 27, 2007
- Submitted
- May 8, 2007
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N838UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A319131
- Aircraft serial
- 1477
- Aircraft time
- 21,232 hours, 8,422 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2522A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.