Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 20, 2019
Submitted
September 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1559
Aircraft time
56,817 hours, 24,686 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5311340220600
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

FWD OF THE F/H LATERAL AVIONICS COMPARTMENT DOOR (13") FUSELAGE SKIN IS CREASED FR11-12 STR 35-36R ON REF 9292408. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REINFORCING REPAIR DOUBLER AT FR 11-12, STR 35R-36R IAW SRM 53-11-11-300-041. PERFORMED HFEC AT CUTOUT IAW NTM51-10-08-250-803-A01 NO DEFECTS. THIS IS CAT B REPAIR WITH SUBSEQUENT INSP AT DEFINED INTERVAL IAW SRI53-11-11- 205-037 AT 60,000FC OR 120,000FH WHICH COMES FIRST, FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT. FURTHER INSP TBD. DIP 53-DIP PLEASE UPDATE THE LOG WITH SKIN THICKNESS OF DAMAGED AREA AND CUTOUT DIMENSIONS, THANKS FINAL CUTOUT DIM WAS 1.3"X 3.2", ORIGINAL MAT'L TKNESS IS .056". UPDATED CUTOUT DIMS AND MAT''L THKNESS APPROVED TO CARRY REF SRM 53-11-11-300-041 SRI 53-11-11-205-037 INSPECTION TO BE ACCOMPLISHED 60000 FC''S/120000 FH''S FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT, SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION INTERVALS NOT APPLICABLE TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC REVIEWED. QC REVIEWED. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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