What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DENTED AT FRAME 61 & STRINGER 42L - 43L. MEASURED THE DENTED AREA & FOUND IT TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-41-11 DIA 103. CUT OUT DENTED AREA & INSTALLED EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER IAW SRM 53-00-11 FIG 209.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2014
- Submitted
- April 14, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N481UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1559
- Aircraft time
- 40,416 hours, 17,557 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.