Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 27, 2020
Submitted
December 28, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
435
Aircraft time
83,168 hours, 32,129 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Overwing Exit
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

RT FWD OVERWING HATCH FOUND CRACK AT THE OUTER SKIN 1" AFT OF THE LT LOAD PROFILE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE NR 2 HORIZONTAL BEAM A3NB- 52-4-6031--AD, PER HAECO LCQ NR 9290336/32336.

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