Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 22, 2013
Submitted
September 27, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
470
Aircraft time
65,631 hours, 24,055 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
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

ON INITIAL LIGHTNING STRIKE INSPECTION FOUND FOUR STRIKES ALL INDICATING CRACK USING EDDY CURRENT. TWO EACH STRIKES IN RT FWD FUSELAGE RVSM AREA & TWO EACH IN SKIN LAP BELOW DOOR 1R. BLENDED IAW SRM 53-00-11. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSPECTION AT BLEND REPAIR AREA IAW SRM 53-00-11, NO CRACK INDICATIONS FOUND.

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