What was found
FUSELAGE SKIN BELOW THE L2 DOOR WAS CORRODED, BULGING AND CRACKED AT FRAME 68, STRINGER 28L. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPAIRED THE SKIN IAW SRM 53-41-11-300-018.
- Difficulty date
- January 12, 2019
- Submitted
- January 15, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N708UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 972
- Aircraft time
- 54,444 hours, 31,672 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- D53480023200
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Frame 68
- 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.