What was found
GOUGE EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED BETWEEN FR 51 TO FR 52A AND BETWEEN STR 36R TO STR 40R AT LOWER FUSELAGE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: PERFORMED HFEC AND CRACK NOT FOUND/WITHIN LIMITS. PUT ON MONITOR. RECHECK IS REQUIRED AT INTERVALS OF 21,900 FC.
- Difficulty date
- December 26, 2020
- Submitted
- December 30, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N343NW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320212
- Aircraft serial
- 387
- Aircraft time
- 82,279 hours, 36,330 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.