Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 15, 2015
Submitted
August 19, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5374
Aircraft time
9,121 hours, 3,809 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
L

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLIGHT 1851 EN-ROUTE, ON APPROACH, RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE CREW RECEIVED A WIND SHEAR WARNING. PERFORMED A GO-AROUND FOR ANOTHER APPROACH. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT ON THE SECOND APPROACH & TAXIED TO THE GATE NORMALLY. UPON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND, SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE TAIL SECTION OF THE ACFT. ACFT WAS GNDED & REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED IAW FINAL EA 254669 STEP 1.

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