What was found
AFT FUSELAGE SKIN DENT BTW FR 64/65 AND STR 40/41 LH. REF EA A320-53EA-00124. REQUIRES PERMANENT REPAIR. GROUNDED - YES. INSTALLED PERMANENT CATEGORY 'A' REPAIR REF A320 SRM 53-41-11-30-093.
- Difficulty date
- November 27, 2019
- Submitted
- December 5, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N638VA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 3503
- Aircraft time
- 41,729 hours, 12,795 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- D5348001620000
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Frame 65
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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