What was found
DURING NON ROUTINE CHECK, FOUND LOWER FWD FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN AT FR 26, BTW STR 42R - 43R DENTED. PERFORMED A DETAILED VISUAL INSP ON EXTERNAL SKIN AND NO CRACKS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR IAW A320 SRM 53-21-11 FIG 216.
- Difficulty date
- January 20, 2012
- Submitted
- January 24, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N312US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft serial
- 152
- Aircraft time
- 5,681 hours, 2,550 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.