Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
August 27, 2018
Submitted
September 1, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0524
Aircraft time
67,469 hours, 8,784 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Gouged
Location
Fuselage
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

WHILE ON THE LINE IN CDG, MTC NOTED GOUGE DAMAGE TO THE AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT. THE SKIN FWD OF THE DOOR WAS GOUGED, AS WAS THE CONNECTING STRAP (REFERENCE FIGURES 1 AND 2 FOR DETAILS IN THE INSTRUCTIONS SECTION). THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED AT FRAME 59A AND STR 40R. ONE SECTION IS MISSING, MEASURING 1 X 1 AND IS 4/32 DEEP. ADDITIONALLY THERE IS GOUGE DAMAGE THAT IS 6/32 DEEP AND 12/32 LONG. INSTALLED REPAIR FILLERS AND DOUBLERS PER ER/A 570997-14 LP 4558166

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