Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 28, 2007
Submitted
July 31, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1508
Aircraft time
20,003 hours, 8,642 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Buckled
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

FUSELAGE SKIN BUCKLED, RT SIDE AFT OF PIT DOOR BETWEEN FR 59-61 STR 35-39. WHEN RIVETS REMOVED FROM CLIPS, FOUND GAP BETWEEN SKIN AND CLIPS EXCEEDING .031". MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REPLACED 4 CLIPS AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR AT FRAME 59 AND STRINGER 35R.

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