What was found
FUSELAGE DENT APPROX 14 INCHES FORWARD OF L-1 ENTRY DOOR ON NEAR CENTER LINE OF AIRCRAFT. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED, FABRICATED AND INSTALLED PATCH AND DOUBLER.
- Difficulty date
- April 4, 2008
- Submitted
- April 10, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N442UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 780
- Aircraft time
- 34,591 hours, 13,633 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.