SDR AALA202508256622

Service difficulty report · Fairing · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date: August 24, 2025
Submitted: August 25, 2025
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N4005X
Make and model: Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial: 5753
Aircraft time: 32,795 hours, 15,970 cycles
System (JASC): 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
Part: Fairing
Condition: Loose
Location: Zone 100
Stage of operation: CL
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: O
Precautionary procedure: A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: OVERWEIGHT LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDING WEIGHT 140,100. PASSENGERS AND FA REPORTED LOUD BANGING NOISE ON RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT, NEAR THE FLOOR, COMING FROM THE OUTSIDE. MOC REQUESTED RETURN TO DFW. FOUND SPEED TAPE ON RH WING FAIRING SEAL TORN OFF. MAINTENANCE REAPPLIED SPEED TAPE.

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