- Difficulty date
- April 25, 2013
- Submitted
- April 29, 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
- Damaged
- 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.
What was found
LOWER FWD FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN BETWEEN FR26-27 STRGR 40R HAS 2EA LIGHTNING STRIKE. DRILLED OUT DAMAGE FASTENER IAW SRM 51-42-11, PERFORMED HFEC ROTARY PROBE INSPECTION OF ONE OPEN FASTENER HOLE IAW NTM 51-10-01 WITH NO INDICATIONS NOTED. COLD WORKED FASTENER HOLE TO 4-4-N & FINAL REAMED HOLE TO 0.189" IAW SRM 51-48-00 & SRM 53-21-11, FIG 213. INSTALLED FASTENER IAW SRM 51-42-11 & SRM 53-21-11, FIG 213.