What was found
DURING M-CHECK WHILE PERFORMING VTP MOD INSPECTION, HOLE NR 169 UPPER SIDE OF SKIN WAS FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS AND SHIMS IAW ER/A 544196-14AD.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2016
- Submitted
- April 4, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N851NW
- Make and model
- Airbus A330223
- Aircraft serial
- 0609
- Aircraft time
- 47,662 hours, 6,381 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- 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.