Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
April 15, 2026
Submitted
April 20, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2595
Aircraft time
57,476 hours, 29,350 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: REPETITIVE INSPECTION COMMON TO REPAIR DOUBLER/TRIPLER INSTALLED PER EA 132016 REQUIRED HFEC ROTARY INSTALLATION. THREE HOLES WERE FOUND WITH CRACK INDICATIONS, AND A FORTH HOLE FOUND WITH GOUGE DAMAGE TO THE UNDERLYLING REPAIR DOUBLER. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE EXISTING REPAIR AT FUSELAGE SKIN AT FR66 BETWEEN STRGR 29R TO 32R ON OUTFLOW VALVE CUT AFT LOWER CORNER AND INSTALLED NEW REPAIR IAW AA FINAL EA 132016.

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