What was found
DURING CHECK, FOUND FWD PIT SLOPE PANEL 131BF IS MISSING UPPER SKIN AROUND TIE DOWN FITTINGS. FABRICATED NEW SLOPE PANEL 131FF ON STAM TRAVELER T12/927773 IAW DWG 3D25-37705 DAMAGE DIM: L=4.1 W=4.1 AND INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- April 12, 2012
- Submitted
- April 13, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N309US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft serial
- 118
- Aircraft time
- 6,296 hours, 2,844 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Panel
- Condition
- Missing
- Location
- Fwd Cargo
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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