What was found
DURING M-CHECK, WHILE PERFORMING VTP MOD INSPECTION HOLE NR 58 UPPER SIDE AT FRAME 84, STR 2A LT SIDE AT UPPER FUSELAGE FOUND OUT OF LIMITS EDGE MARGIN. INSTALLED REINFORCEMENT DOUBLERS, AND SHIME IAW ER/A 544202-14AD, LP 2429329.
- Difficulty date
- April 5, 2016
- Submitted
- April 6, 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
- Location
- Frame 84
- 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.