Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
March 21, 2017
Submitted
March 26, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0857
Aircraft time
44,747 hours, 5,791 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
L4 Door
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

DURING LINE MAINTENANCE IN ATL THE NR 4 LT PASSENGER DOOR OUTER SKIN WAS FOUND WITH DAMAGE ALONG THE LOWER EDGE NEAR THE AFT CORNER. THE OUTER SKIN HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN THE AREA PER SRM 52-13-00 FIG 213 AS PER LOG PAGE 7217008. THE EXISTING SRM REPAIR DOUBLER AND THE SKIN FILLER ARE GOUGED AND DENTED ALONG THE LOWER EDGE. REMOVE EXITING REPAIR AND INSTALL NEW REPAIR DOUBLER AND FILLER PER SRM 52-13-00, FIG 213 AND ER/A 556904-14.

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