Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 23, 2025
Submitted
July 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1669
Aircraft time
65,415 hours, 28,640 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

BREAKAWAY ON PUSHBACK TUG DRIVER MENTIONED SCRAPE ON PAINT. RE-EVALUATED SCRAPE FOUND AS FOLLOWS, SCRAPE MEASURES 17.5 INCH L BY 3 INCH W, TOTAL AREA, DEPTH OF SCRAPE IN TO METAL IS .040 DEEP. APPROX 4 INCHES OUT BOARD FROM FORWARD NLG DOOR. SCRAPE HAS A DENT AT AFT SECTION THAT MEASURES 6 INCH L (FOR & AFT) & 3 INCH W (INBD & OTBD) & .100 D. SCRAPE RUNS THROUGH 8 FASTENERS. AREA IS OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-11-11. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF DAMAGED AREA & REEVALUATION OF SCRATCHES ACTUAL DAMAGE SHOULD READ 2 SCRATCHES. FIRST 15.5 L WITH DEEPEST MATERIAL LOSS BEING .011 DEEP, SCRATCH IS LOCATED IN ZONE 1 & ZONE 2 OF SRM 53-11-11-283-017. SECOND SCRATCH IS 3.5 LONG, WITH DEEPEST MATERIAL LOSS OF .024 DEEP. THE DENT IS ISOLATED BETWEEN FR 10 & 11, STRINGER 607, & RT LOWER STRINGER IN POCKET AREA. DENT MEASURES 6 LONG. 4 WIDE INCH. ACOMPLISHED STEPS 1 & 2 OF AVO 15164. 16 FASTENERS REMOVED. ACCOMPLISHED AVO 15164 REV. C ITEMS 2, 3, 5, & 7. AVO 015164 STEP 9. COMPLETED ULTRASOUND GRID MAPPING & NTM 51-10-04. A MAJOR REPAIR AND IT IS AN RII ITEM.

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