Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 20, 2014
Submitted
August 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N855UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1737
Aircraft time
41,770 hours, 17,218 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
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.

What was found

DENT REPORTED BY FLIGHT CREW & CATERING AFT OF DOOR 2L. FUSELAGE DENTED BETWEEN FRAME 69 & 70 AT STRINGER 21. DENT ABOVE STRINGER IS .040 INCHES DEEP, .23 INCHES FROM NEAREST RIVET ROW, 2.66 INCHES X 1.24 TOTAL AREA. DENT BELOW STRINGER IS 3 X 1.25, .010 INCHES DEEP. STRINGER ALSO APPEARS TO BE DENTED IN APPROX 020 INCHES. CHECK SRM 53-00-11 FIG 04, PG 223 FOR POSSIBLE REPAIR SCHEME. DAMAGE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-41-11 PG 111. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC IAW SEQ 1422001. NO DEFECTS FOUND. DAMAGE AREA IS 2.5 INCHES WIDE, 3.5 INCHES HIGH & .064 INCHES DEEP.

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