Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 5, 2014
Submitted
July 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N463UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1282
Aircraft time
48,484 hours, 18,781 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
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

EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN HAS SCRATCH JUST BELOW AOA VANE MOUNT PLATE. BLENDED SCRATCH ON LT FUSELAGE SKIN, 6.5 INCHES FWD OF FRAME 24 ABOVE SKIN LAP AT STRINGER 28 IAW SRM 51-73-00 PARA F PG 5. HFEC REVEALED NO CRACK INDICATION.

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