SDR DALA2016022401371

Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330223

Difficulty date: January 10, 2015
Submitted: February 24, 2016
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N853NW
Make and model: Airbus A330223
Aircraft serial: 0618
Aircraft time: 49,337 hours, 6,584 cycles
System (JASC): 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
Part: Skin
Condition: Damaged
Location: Frame 53
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

KU BAND WI-FI, RADOME SUPPORT INSTALLATION, MISLOCATED HOLES IN THE FUSELAGE SKIN AND FRAME, FR 53.7 BETWEEN S-3R TO S-4R AND FR 53.8 BETWEEN S-2L AND S-3L. ACCOMPLISHED TEMPORARY REPAIR BY TRIMMING OUT DAMAGED AREA, CLEANED UP THE MISLOCATED PILOT HOLE, AND INSTALLED FREEZE PLUG IAW SRM 53-00-11, FIG 220. INSTALLED A REPAIR ANGLE, REPAIR SHIM AND REPAIR STRAP IAW SECTION 1 OR ER/A 531997-14.

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