Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 30, 2023
Submitted
April 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N836VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
04480
Aircraft time
38,597 hours, 12,666 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5358516220000
Condition
Dented
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.

What was found

LESSOR ITEM 2:FUSELAGE-TAIL CONE, MIDDLE, HAS 2 DENTS TO BE EVALUATED. GROUNDED - YES. MEASURED DENT 1 Y=.900, X=.900 DEPTH=.020 DENT LOCATION BETWEEN FR 83 TO FR 84, STR1 RH AND STR2 RH FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS REF A320 SRM 53-51-11-283-024/53-00-11-283-005 THIS IS A CAT B DENT REINSPECT THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL/REPAIR EMBODIMENT 60,000FC 120,000 FLT DVI DENT 2 FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS DUE TO GOUGE IN DENT, REMOVED DAMAGE, FABRICATED, LOCATED, DRILLED, INSTALLED REPAIR AND RESTORED COATINGS REF A320 SRM 53-51-11-300-002 THIS IS A CAT A REPAIR NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED ON DENT 2 LOCATION BETWEEN FR 82 TO FR 83 STR1 LH STR 2 LH APPLIED YELLOW DENT DOT

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