Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
April 17, 2013
Submitted
April 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N311US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
125
Aircraft time
67,788 hours, 29,938 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING INSPECTION, FOUND LWR AFT FUSELAGE LAV BENT, FUSELAGE SKIN BETWEEN STGR 29R AND STGR 30R, BETWEEN FR69 AND FR70 HAS CRACK ON SKIN NEXT TO BENT. CUT OUT DAMAGE SKIN, FABRICATED REPAIR DOUBLER & TWO FILLERS, LOCATED & DRILLED PARTS IAW SRM 53-41-11, FIG 205, TREATED & PRIMED AREA IAW SRM 51-21-11. INSTALLED REPAIR PARTS IAW SRM 53-41-11, FIG 205. PAINTED INTERNAL & EXTERNAL AREA OF REPAIR IAW SRM 51-75-1.

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