Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
July 14, 2022
Submitted
July 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N805UA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
783
Aircraft time
70,817 hours, 30,026 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D532332522000
Condition
Damaged
Location
Stgr44 & Stgr42
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING A MAINTENANCE HMV-4 CHECK PRODUCTION REPORTED A MILLED DOUBLER ON THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT FR34/STR43 WHILE PERFORMING THE REQUIRED INSPECTION PER UAL EA 5300-02120 REV C OP 001. BETWEEN STGR44 AND STGR42HR PER PART-2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5321-02078. INITIATE DTA DIP. - ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 06, 2023 PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR AT FR34 PART-2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5321-02078. AN INSPECTION OF THE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR AT REVISION OF ECRA 5321-02078. FR34 BETWEEN STGR44 AND STGR42RH PER PART-2 OF THE LATEST ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR IAW PART-1 OF ECRA 5321-02078. PER ECRA INITIATE A DTA DIP - "ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 06, 2023 PERFORM APPROVED FOR CARRY PER ECRA 5321-02078, ON OR BEFORE JANUARY TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT 06, 2023, PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLE REPAIR PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5321-02078. DIP 53-DIP INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1 IS NOT DOCUMENTED IN THE LOG. //// U P D A T E \\\\\ ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR IAW PART-1 QC OF ECRA 5321-02078. PER ECRA INITIATE A DTA DIP - "ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 06, 2023 PERFORM AN INSPECTION OF THE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN DOUBLER REPAIR AT FR34 BETWEEN STGR44 AND STGR42RH PER QC REVIEWED. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.