Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
December 1, 2013
Submitted
December 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N344NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
1766
Aircraft time
31,557 hours, 16,240 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Frame 68
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

DENT ON EXTERNAL REAR FUSELAGE SKIN AT FRAME 68+14" BETWEEN STR 16R AND STR 17R. REMOVED PAINT BY CHEMICAL METHOD IAW SRM 51-75-11. AFTER REMOVED PAINT, PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION ON AREA AND NOT FOUND DENT ONLY EXISTING REWORK. EDDY CURRENT INSPECTION DONE EXISTING REWORK IAW NTM 51-10-08, PB 6 CRACK INDICATION NOT FOUND. TOOL USED PN PH8SEC30, SN 587435/03, CAL DUE DATE JUN-11-2014 . MEASURES OF EXISTING REWORK ARE L=0.598", W=0.455" TOOL USED: CALIPER, PN 500-197-20, SN 11067530. NOMINAL THICKNESS IS : 0.087", MRT=0.084" IAW NTM 51-10-04, PB 4. TOOL USED, PN 25DL PLUS SN 060993101. EVALUATED EXISTING REWORK AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW SRM 53-41-11, PAR 4 D, FIG 106, SHEET 1. RECHECK REQUIRED AT FIRST INSPECTION FROM ACFT DELIVERY 60,000 FC IAW SRI 53-41-11-1-003-00. INSTALLED SPEED TAPE TAG IAW PS 900-5-1, 4.

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