Service difficulty report · Panel · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
June 15, 2023
Submitted
June 22, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
804
Aircraft time
77,710 hours, 33,421 cycles
Part
Panel
Part number
D53113440121000
Condition
Dented
Location
Lh Side Fuselag
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

DENT ON LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE 29 INCH AFT OF FWD BULK HEAD 8 INCH BELOW STATIC AREA .047. MOVING TO DIAGRAM FOR DENT TYPE 1, BACK INTO AIRBUS SRM REQUIREMENTS CAPITAL D IS .100 AND LITTLE D IS 19 INCHES.MOVING WITHIN R4 OR R5 AS THAT SHOWS A 45 DEGREE ANGLE FROM THE CENTER OF 12.8" AND OUR DAMAGE IS 19" FROM THE CENTER OF THE STATIC 53-11-11-283-012, THE AREA HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS AREA 2. TO FIGURE 4 IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE DOES NOT FALL OF THE STATIC PORT PROBE. WE ALSO SEE THAT R3 HAS A MAX DISTANCE PORT PROBE. REQUEST DIP. AERODYNAMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ALLOWABLE DAMAGE AND DENTS, DIMENSION A IS 1.0" AS PER SRM 53-00-11-283-005 FIGURE 001 SHEET 53-00-11-283-004, 2. PROCEDURE (3) AERODYNAMIC 01. REQUEST DIP APPROVED DIP PER SRM TASK 53-11-11-283-012 FIGURE 7 FOR DENT TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT LOCATED AT LH FRAME 3 AREA APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES BELOW STATIC PORT AREA. DENT DIMENSION A=1", D=.1", X=3.8", AND Y=3.1". DENT NOT IN RIVETED OR STIFFENED AREA AND MEETS THE AERODYNAMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR RVSM. TYPE 1 DENT IN ZONE 1, AREA 2, CATEGORY C, REQUIRES PERMANENT REPAIR WITHIN 5000FC OR 10000FH FROM NOW. DIP 53-DIP PLEASE UPDATE TEXT WITH DENT LOCATION IN RELATION TO FRAME AND STRINGER NUMBER. INCLUDE THE EXACT MEASUREMENTS OF DENT REF SRM 53-11-11-283-012 FIGURE 1 SHEET 1 (A,D,X, AND Y DIMENSIONS) MAKE NOTE IF DENT IS IN RIVETED OR STIFFENED AREA. PHOTO ADDED PREVIOUS PHOTO INCORRECT, ATTACHE 2 PHOTOS ARE CORRECT OF DENT FOUND DENT TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS

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