Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 10, 2022
Submitted
September 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437UA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
655
Aircraft time
79,059 hours, 30,723 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5337010320800
Condition
None
Location
Fr43-44
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

LIGHTNING STRIKE EXTERNAL SKIN BTW FRAME 43 TO FRAME 44 AND BTW STRIN GER 1R TO STRINGER 1L ON UPPER FUSELAGE. SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-343081. (SHEET 03). PERFORMED ROTOTEST INSPECTION ON OPEN FASTENERS DIAMETER HOLES ARE : 0.187 INCH . TOOL USED ELECTRONIC CALIPER FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT INTERTERVALS OF FC:TBD , HOLES (2EA) OF REPAIR AREA IAW NTM 51-10-01 CRACK NOT FOUND. P/N: 500-196-30, S/N: A20229175. CAL. DUE DATE:11-AUG-22. FH:TBD. INSPECTION METHOD TBD. IAW A320 SRI 53-31-11-205-014. TOOL USED: EDDY CURRENT FLAW DETECTOR P/N: NORTEC600D; THIS REPAIR TASK IS CATEGORY B. RE INSPECTION IS REQUIRED AT TABLE 001. PERFORMED SCEPTER ENTRY ON LOG PAGE # 9234854 S/N: 210138503; CAL. DUE DATE: 19-MAY-23. MEASURE OF FINAL 60000FC/120000FH INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM AIRCRAFT FIRST INSTALLED DOT IAW GMM 06-35-05 REV# 155 PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON EXTERNAL SKIN BTW FR 43 TO FR 44 AND BTW STRG1R TO STRG1L ON UPPER FUSELAGE IAW A320 SRM 53-31-11-300-007 FIG. 001(SHEET 01-06). NOMINAL SKIN THICKNESS IS : 0.063 INCH IAW A320 SRM 53-31-11-01A FIG. 001 ADD EMP:V939883 UPDATE MAJOR REPAIR YES. ADD EMP:V938965 11-300-007 FIG. 001(SHEET 01-06). ACCOMPLISHED ROTOTEST INSPECTI . NO CRACK INDICATION NOTED. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B. INSPECT . SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS TBD REF SRI 53-31-11-205-014. ON ON OPEN FASTENERS HOLES (2EA) OF REPAIR AREA IAW NTM 51-10-01 REPAIR AT 60000FC/120000FH THRESHHOLD FROM AIRCRAFT FIRST FLIGHT ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR ON EXTERNAL SKIN BTW F