Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 17, 2021
Submitted
September 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1702
Aircraft time
58,840 hours, 25,636 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Frs 69-70
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A3NB-53-3-6349 DURING INSPECTION OF UPPER HALF FUSE FOUND DENT BTW FR69-FR70, STGR 20L-21L. EVALUATE IAW THE APPLICABLE SRM REVISION. ZONE 200 SEQ 1008. EVALUATE DENT BTW FR69-FR70, STGR 20L-21L IAW A320 SRM 53-41-11- 283-059 REV. 137. MEASURED DENT ON FUSE SKIN BTW FR69-FR70, STGR 20L-21L AS PER A320 SRM 53-41-11-283-059 REV. 137. FR69 + 8.051", ALONG STGR 20L L=20102IN (53.39MM), W=1.305IN (33.14MM), D=0.010IN (0.254MM). DIGITAL CALIPER EQ# 20014502 SOLUTIONS W/O 39824 P.O 45464380. SEE ATTACHED FAA FORM 8130-3. DUE: 03/22, DEPTH GAGE EQ#20014538 DUE: 10/21, REMOVED AFFECTED FASTENER WITHIN 15MM IAW A320 SRM 51-42-11 REV. 137. PERFORMED DVI INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SIDE IAW A320 NTM 51-90-00 REV. 132. NIL FINDINGS. FOR INSPECTION COMPLETION & RESULTS REFER TO NDT MUST BE INSPECTED AT DEFINED INTERVALS IAW SRM TASK SRI 53- DENT IS TYPE 2 (AREA 2) AND IS REPAIR PERMANENT CATEGORY B AND A320 SRM TASK 53-41-11-283-059 FIG. 012 SHEET 01 & 02 REV. 137. DENT ON FUSE SKIN BTW FR69-FR70, STGR 20L-21L IS IN LIMIT AS PER 41-205-123 REV. 137. INSTALLED FASTENERS IAW A320 SRM 51-42-11 PERMANENT CATEGORY B AND MUST BE INSPECTED AT DEFINED INTERVALS REV. 137. P/N: NAS1097DD5-6, MATERIAL: RIVET, BATCH: 0201994469, QTY: 3EA, P/N: PS890B-2, MATERIAL: SEALANT, BATCH: 0212151644 AR. UA DECAL PLACED ADJACEMENT TO REWORK IAW GMM 06-35-05 REV. 144. DENT ON FUSE SKIN BTW FR69-FR70, STGR 20L-21L IS REPAIR METHOD: TBD, AIRCRAFT CURRENT FC/FH: 25,636.0FC/58,840:4FH. WORK 60,000FC/FH NOT RELEVANT

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