Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 15, 2024
Submitted
February 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1586
Aircraft time
67,690 hours, 29,621 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5211081920100
Condition
Cracked
Location
R1 Door
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 FOUND ON EXTERNAL SURFACE OF FWD R1 LOWER AFT EDGE AREA. EVALUATION PERFORMED BY LHT EMP 5T1138 & 5P0052 AS RECORDED ON LTPR NR#5001292157-0010. INSIDE AREA AS PER SRM 52-10-00-283-002. DENT/CRACK DIMENSIONS DOUBLER REPAIR ON FWD DOOR R1 LOWER AFT EDGE AREA AS PER REPAIR REQUIRING REPETITIVE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AS PER REPAIR EMBODIMENT 60000FC (FH NOT RELEVANT). SUBSEQUENT AIRCRAFT CURRENT DATA: 67689:30FH/29621FC. WORK ARE: L=20MM, W=1OMM, D=1.57MM, CRACK L=5MM. PERFORMED SRM 52-10-00-300-003. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR CAT B SRI 52-10-00-205-022. INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL/ INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS AND INSPECTION METHOD IS TBD. PERFORMED EXT AND INT DVI SIDE OF DENT ON EXTERNAL SURFACE OF FWD R1 LOWER AFT EDGE AREA, CRACK BEYOND ADL

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