Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 6, 2020
Submitted
November 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
456
Aircraft time
83,425 hours, 32,218 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Frames 57-58
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

LT FUSELAGE SKIN FR 57-58 AT STR 37L HAS PREVIOUS DENT REPAIRED WITH INSTALLATION OF FASTENER THAT IS OUT OF LIMITS, IAW A320 SRM 53-00-11-283-005. SKIN REQUIRES REPAIR (SUPPORT TASK). GENERATED BY V061619 AT HAECO LCQ, PER NR 9292324. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED LT FUSELAGE EXTERIOR SKIN BETWEEN FR 57-58 A T STR 37L, IAW SRM 53-00-11-300-042. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B WITH DEFINED INSPECTION INTERVALS, IAW SRI 53-00-11-205-052. INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL/REPAIR EMBODIMENT AT FC 21 200/FH 42400 WHICHEVER IS ACHIEVED FIRST. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS OF FC 2200/FH 4400 WHICHEVER IS ACHIEVED FIRST, FIGURE 004. CURRENT FC: 32218, FH: 83424:41. INSPECTION METHODS HFEC AND ULTRASOUND, IAW SRI 53-00-11-205-052. OK TO CARRY REPAIR OF DENT FOR 21200 FLIGHT CYCLES OR 42400 FLIGHT HOURS WHICHEVER IS ACHIEVED FIRST FROM TIME OF REPAIR WITH RECHECKS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED EVERY 2200 CYCLES OR 4400 FLIGHT HOURS THEREAFTER TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT. QC REVIEWED QC REVIEWED INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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