Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 10, 2020
Submitted
December 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
489
Aircraft time
83,034 hours, 32,336 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5357112820000
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

SKIN PROTRUSION ON THE LEFT HAND AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR SKIN 1.2L X 0.8W. LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 4.6" AFT OF FRAME 72 AND 1.2" ABOVE STR 28L. EVALUATED SKIN PROTRUSION ON AIRCRAFT EXTERIOR SKIN. FOUND PROTRUSION TO MEASURE 1.2"(L) X .8" (W) X .030" (D). FOUND TO OUT OF SRM LIMITS, REF UA AIRBUS SRM 53-00-11-991-001 REV 134. EVALUATION DONE AT AERSALE ROW ON NR 507692. THIS ITEM LOCKED FOR MAINTENANCE FERRY FROM ROW FOR REPAIR BY LCQ. DAMAGE IS IN THE NON-PRESSURIZED AREA LOCATED 4.6 IN AFT OF FR 72 AND 1.2 IN ABOVE STR 28L. PROTRUSION MEASURE AS FOLLOWS: 1.2IN (L) X 0.8IN (W) X .030IN (D). HFEC WAS COMPLETED WITH NO CRACK INDICATIONS NOTED, REF AIRBUS SRM 53-00-11-991-001. ARMENTA TOMC 17NOV20 AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT LCQ, ITEM UNLOCKED FOR MAINTENANCE.

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