Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 12, 2024
Submitted
July 16, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413UA
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
470
Aircraft time
94,063 hours, 36,553 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5311340220600
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

MULTIPLE SMALL DENTS ON FUSELAGE RIGHT FWD SIDE BELOW COCKPIT NEAR AAVIONICS VENT DOOR. STRINGER 30, FRAME 16, RT SIDE OF A/C. STRIPPED PAINT FROM AREA, EXPOSING EVIDENCE THAT DAMAGE IS ON THE SHEET METAL SURFACE. APPEARS TO BE MINOR ABRAISIONS CAUSED BY A SCUFF WHEEL. DEEPEST GOUGE MEASURES .007 INCHES DEEP. THERE ARE SEVERAL AT THIS DEPTH. THE AVERAGE IS .004 DEEP. THERE ARE TWO FASTENERS INVOLVED IN THE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS AT INTERSECTION OF STRINGER 30 AND FRAME 15. REF SRM 53-11-11-05A PAGE 108, MATERIAL THICKNESS STEPS DOWN FROM .079 TO .055. PER SRM 53-11-11-283-011 FIG 2 SHEET 1 BLOCK 2, REMOVED FASTNERS. ACP HFEC IAW AIRBUS NTM 51-10-01 & NTM 51-10-08. NO CRACK INDICATIONS SEEN PER SRM 53-11-11-283-011 FIG 17, DAMAGE SIZE 2 LIMITS AND ZONING FIG 8 SH 10 . DAMAGE IS IN THE EXCLUDED AREA. ACCOMPLISHED STEPS 1 AND 2 OF AVO 12880. NO FURTHER DAMAGE NOTED. REMOVED FASTENERS COMMON TO DAMAGED AREA IAW AVO 12880 REV A STEP 4. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 5 PER AVO12880 REV A. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED STEP 6 OF AVO 102880. COMPLIED WITH STEP 7 OF AVO 12909 FABRICATION OF REPAIR PARTS.

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