What was found
EXTERIOR FUSELAGE SKIN IS GOUGED AT 3.5 INCHES BELOW STRINGER 31L & ON FRAME 34 OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGED SKIN FABRICATED & INSTALLED DOUBLER & FILLER.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2016
- Submitted
- May 23, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N445UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 826
- Aircraft time
- 58,761 hours, 23,944 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Gouged
- 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.