Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 3, 2024
Submitted
August 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N482UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1584
Aircraft time
67,607 hours, 29,673 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5311348320001
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
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

DURING AAI UNABLE TO LOCATE EXTERNAL FUSELAGE REPAIR DOUBLER RECORDS AT LEFT OF THE NOSE WHEEL WELL EXTERNAL SKIN APPROX. FRAME 18 BETWEEN STR 34L AND 37L JUST ABOVE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT NOSE NUMBER. ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 OF LATEST REVISION TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. OF EC/RA 5311-03262 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 70,573 LT FUSELAGE SKIN, FRAME 18, STGR 34L-37L WAS REPAIRED AT BFM. REPAIR IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION WITH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. THE LOCATION IDENTIFIED IS INCORRECT- IT''S AT FRAME 18, STRG 34L--37L LH FUSELAGE SKIN, FRAME 18, STGR 34L-37L REPAIR PER TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT ECRA 5311-03262. MUST ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 OF LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5311-03262 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 70,573 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES.

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