Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 31, 2025
Submitted
November 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N898UA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
3311
Aircraft time
48,242 hours, 29,027 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5311109220000
Condition
Dented
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

LEFT FWD EXT FUSELAGE, APPROX FR 8,S23L DENTED. EVALUATED DENT BETWEEN FR 9 - 10 LT, DENT IS 3IN AFT OF FR 9 AND 1.37 5IN ABOVE S23L IAW SRM 53-11-11-283-012. DENT IS TYPE 1 AS D=0.025IN, A=1.375IN, D/A = 0.025IN/1.375IN= 0.018IN AND IS LESS THEN 0.100IN. PERFORMED DVI AND NOTED NO DEFECTS IAW NT M 51-90-00-007 PER BOX 2 AND BOX 3. DENT IS NOT NEAR FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS. BOX 11- D=0.025IN AND IS LESS THEN 0.08IN, PROCEEDED TO G ENERIC DENT ALLOWABLE LIMITS SRM 53-00-11-283-005. DENT IS OUT OF STIFFENED & RIVETED AREA. BOX 4 = 0.025IN/1.375IN= 0.018IN AND IS LESS THAN 0.100IN. B OX 6 T=0. 047IN AND IS GREATER THAN D= 0.025IN PER SRM 53-00-11-2 83-005, THIS IS CATEGORY B REPAIR WITH REINSPECT FROM TIME OF AD L/REPAIR.

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