Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
May 20, 2015
Submitted
May 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N340NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
372
Aircraft time
68,536 hours, 29,770 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Frames 7-9
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

EXISTING REPAIR FOUND AT EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN FWD NOSE AREA NEAR THE FWD NOSE JACKING POINT. THE EXISTING REPAIR HAD 1 FASTENER LOCATION ELONGATED THROUGH DOUBLER TRIPLER SKIN, INTERNAL DOUBLER AND FRAME. PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON EXTERNAL SKIN 22" BELOW RT LOWER STR AT LOWER FUSELAGE FROM FRAME 7 TO FRAME 9 IAW ER/A 535598-14, REV A AND PRI 535599-14, REV O AND REV 1.

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