Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A330941

Difficulty date
February 5, 2022
Submitted
February 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407DX
Make and model
Airbus A330941
Aircraft serial
1957
Aircraft time
4,551 hours, 554 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

SHIP 3407 SUSTAINED IMPACT DAMAGE UNDER THE 2L DOOR WHILE ON THE LINE IN CDG. THE FUSELAGE SKIN IS DENTED AND GOUGED JUST FWD OF FR37 AND BELOW STR 27L. THE DAMAGED SKIN AREA IS APPROX. 3.5" LONG AND 1.5" HIGH. THE MAXIMUM DEPTH OF DAMAGE IS 0.078". STR 27L IS DEFORMED AND BENT APPROX. 0.030" INWARDS ALONG A 4.5" SEGMENT. NO CRACKING IS PRESENT AND THERE ARE NO LOOSE, MISSING, OR PULLED FASTENERS. CORRECTIVE ACTION: C/W PERMANENT REPAIR PER ERA 596999-14. PERMANENT REPAIR ON ERA 597081-14. (8306496)

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