Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
July 13, 2026
Submitted
August 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
871
Aircraft time
82,655 hours, 36,293 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5323325220000
Condition
Chafed
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

EXTERNAL SKIN AT FR34, STR 43L AND STR 43R HAD CHAFE DAMAGE 14CM LONG X 2CM WIDE TO INCLUDE SIX DAMAGED FASTENERS. PERFORMED REWORK ON EXTERNAL SKIN AT FR34 BTWN STR 43L & STR 43R IAW EA 5300-02120, SRM 53-21-11-283-018. AS PER SRM 53-21-11-283-018, DAMAGE IS SPECIFIED AS SIZE 1, ZONE 1 WIT H 0.083 INCH THICKNESS REMAINING AFTER REWORK. PER SRM 53-21-11 FIGURE 005, SHEET 5

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