Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 25, 2023
Submitted
October 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1902U
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2714
Aircraft time
48,259 hours, 23,658 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
SR531893A03003
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail Area
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

AC LOOKS TO HAVE HAD A TAIL SRIKE PERFORMED INSPECTION AFTER TAIL RUNWAY IMPACT IAW AMM 05-51-21-200-001-A. DAMAGE FINDINGS ARE RECORDED IN LOG PAGES: 4165760, 4170493, 4170498, 4170504, 4170511, 4170529, 4170541, 4171124, 4170552 & 4170560. COMPLIED WITH REQUIREMENTS AS CONTAINED IN AVO10598 AND COMPLIED WITH REQUIREMENTS AS CONTAINED IN AVO10598 AND FORWARDED THE SUBSTRUCTURE UP TO A LARGER DIAMETER, POSSIBLY LIMITING FINAL REPAIR OPTIONS OR INCREASING REPAIR REQUIREMENTS. AVO10598 REV. B STEPS 1-9 WERE PCW ON ORIGINAL AVO AS PER AVO10598 REV. B STEP 9 ACCOMPLISHED ON LP# 4239272 CORRECTION TO PREVIOUS UPDATE: AVO10589 REV. B STEP 10 COMPLIED AVO10598 REV. B STEPS 11-14 PCW AND SUBMITTED TO ESC BY DFW LINE AVO10598 REV. B STEP 15 CW, NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE NOTED. REF LP# AVO10598 REV. B STEP #16 PCW AND SUBMITED TO ESC BY DFW LINE MX AVO10598 REV. B STEP #18 CW, LP# 4240658 (DAMAGED FRAME CLIPS AT AVO10598 REV. B STEPS 19-20 PCW AND SUBMITTED TO ESC BY DFW LINE AVO10598 REV. B STEPS 22-23 PCW AND SUBMITTED TO ESC BY DFW LINE AVO10598 REV. B STEP 25 PCW AND SUBMITTED TO ESC BY DFW LINE MX AVO1598 REV. B STEP 27 PCW AND SUBMITTED TO ESC BY DFW LINE MX AVO10598 REV. B STEP 29 PCW AND SUBMITTED TO ESC BY DFW LINE MX AVO10598 REV. B STEP 31 CW, NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE NOTED. AVO10598 REV. B STEP 33 CW, NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE NOTED. LP# AVO10598 REV. B STEPS 34-36 PCW AND S

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