# SDR DALA2017021601292

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: September 10, 2016
- Submitted: February 17, 2017
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N821NW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821NW), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A330-323
- Registry model: [Airbus A330-323](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a330-323) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 0865
- Aircraft time: 42,868 hours, 5,580 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Damaged
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/DALA2017021601292

## Discrepancy

DENT IN FUSELAGE RT SIDE BELOW R2 DOOR- 2.5 IN  IN DIA. 0.10 IN DEEP. 6.5IN BELOW LAP JOINT STGR31, 1.5 IN AFT OF STA 20878/FR31. CLEANED AND INSPECTED DENT, NO CRACKS FOUND.  DURING LAYOVER IN MSP, IT WAS FOUND DURING A REINSPECT, THE DENT WAS MORE EXTENSIVE THAN ORIGINALLY REPORTED. THE ORIGINAL REPORT DATE WAS 10SEP16.  THE DENT AND GOUGE ARE WITHIN THE ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS AS SET PER SRM 53-21-11 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 0.59" 'B' (CENTER OF FASTENER TO EDGE OF DENT) REQUIREMENT AND SINCE IT IS A COMBINATION OF A  DENT AND GOUGE. PERMANENT REPAIR WILL REMOVE DAMAGED SKIN AND INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER PER SRM 53-21-11-FIG 204 AND ER/A 555389-14.

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