Service difficulty report · Doubler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 12, 2002
Submitted
March 7, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
471
Aircraft time
27,582 hours, 11,353 cycles
Part
Doubler
Part number
2024T3070
Condition
Gouged
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAS - GROUND DAMAGE / MAJOR REPAIR - FLT 741 - "S" - WHILE POSITIONED AT GATE B23 IN LAS A BAGGAGE CART WAS BLOWN INTO THE LOWER AFT FUSELAGE SKIN 6 O'CLOCK POSION CAUSING 4 EA. GOUGES BETWEEN FRAMES 60 - 61 AND STR 40 - 44 L/H. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIRS AND INSPECTION IAW AWA ER 26-5300-02043-TB1 BY BLENDING DAMAGE, PERFORMING A VISUAL INSPECTION, A NDT INSPECTION, AND A FASTENER INSPECTION; AIRCRAFT WAS MAINTENANCE FERRIED TO PHX FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. **SUPP** AT PHX MAINTENANCE CUTOUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN AND PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION TO VERIFY NO CRACKS. FABRICATED 2 EA REPAIR DOUBLERS AND 1 EACH REPAIR FILLER AND INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW AWA ER 26-5341-02044-TB1.

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