# SDR AALA202508067074

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 6, 2025
- Submitted: August 6, 2025
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N178US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178US), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-211
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-211](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a321-211) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1519
- Aircraft time: 77,112 hours, 29,943 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin Panel
- Part number: D5357151720000
- Condition: Deformed
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA202508067074

## Discrepancy

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: FUESELAGE LOWER SKIN PANEL HAS EVIDENCE OF SKIN DEFORMATION BETWEEN FR 72 AND FR 75, BETWEEN S30L AND S31R. REPAIRED SKIN PANEL PER SRM 53-51-29-300-002,

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