Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
March 30, 2010
Submitted
May 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N315US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
171
Aircraft time
68,260 hours, 30,355 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

ON WALK AROUND F/O FOUND TWO SMALL DENTS IN LT AFT FUSELAGE BELOW PAX WINDOWS. INSPECTED DENTS IAW SRM 53-41-11, PG 124. FOUND DENT TO BE WITHIN LIMITS. NO CRACKS FOUND IAW DIAGRAM 103. HFEC DENT AT FR 61 -FR 62 STR 21L-22L IAW NTM 51-10-08, PT 6, NO CRACK NOTED. FOUND SKIN GOUGED, BLENDED AREAS IAW SRM 51-73-00. HFEC IAW NTM 51-10-08, PT 6 NO CRACK NOTED. FOUND TO BE WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-41-11, DIA 101, TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-21-11. PAINTED IAW SRM 51-75-12. OK TO CONTINUE MONITOR.

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