Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 7, 2002
Submitted
March 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
40,234 hours, 18,723 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
2024T3080
Condition
Dented
Stage of operation
TX
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

PHX - GROUND DAMAGE - "S" - WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT GATE A BAGGAGE CART WAS BLOWN INTO THE AIRCRAFT BY A GUST OF WIND STRIKING THE AIRCRAFT JUST AFT OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR DAMAGING EXTERNAL SKIN AND FRAME FLANGE BETWEEN STR 37 R/H AND STR 38 R/H, FR 30. **SUPP** MAINTENANCE REMOVED STRINGER TO FRAME CLIPS AT STR 37 R/H, AND STR 39 R/H, FR 30 TO FACILITATE REPAIR OF SKIN. DAMAGED AREA OF SKIN WAS REMOVED AND DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED FROM 2024T3.080 AND INSTALLED IAW SRM 53-00-11, FIG. 201. STRINGERS WERE REINSTALLED TO FRAME CLIPS AT STR 37 R/H AND STR 39 R/H, FR 30 IAW SRM 51-42-00.

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