Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 3, 2018
Submitted
November 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
503
Aircraft time
78,949 hours, 30,599 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D53470410202
Condition
Gouged
Location
Frames 51-52
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

LOWER AFT FUSELAGE AT FR51-FR52, BETWEEN STR37R AND STR38R HAS A 0.40" GOUGE (A3NB-53-4-6229) PER HAECO LCQ NR 9296167. GENERATE D BY V923923. CUTOUT DAMAGED AREA AT FR50 STR38R TO STR 39R PER SRM53-00-11-30 0-013 PARA 2(A)(1)(C)&(D). FABRICATED & INSTALLED DOUBLER & FILL WE PER SAME SRM 2(A)(1)(G)-(K). TREATED, PRIMED & TOPCOATED. SRI 53-00-11-205-035 FOR SKIN THICKNESS 4MM REQUIRES INSP THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF REPAIR OF FC 19,400, FH 38,800 & STRUCTURAL MOD POI NT AFTER REPAIR OF FC 29,100, FH 58,200 & SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION & NTM 51-10-16. INTERVALS OF FC 3,700, FH 7,400, USING INSP METHODS NTM 51-10-15 OK TO DIP PER SRM. REQUIRES INSP THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF REPAIR OF 19400FC, 38800FH, & STRUCTURAL MOD POINT AFTER REPAIR OF 29100FH, 58200FH & SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION INTERVALS OF 3700FC, 7400FR

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