Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A330223

Difficulty date
October 28, 2022
Submitted
October 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N856NW
Make and model
Airbus A330223
Aircraft serial
0631
Aircraft time
73,665 hours, 9,495 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Frm 20a
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 ATL MAINTENANCE REPORTED IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE FWD CARGO DOOR SURROUND SKIN AND UNDERLYING FR 20A. THE DAMAGE IS LOCATED BETWEEN S-37R AND S-40R. THE SKIN DAMAGE MEASURES 5.5 IN THE CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTION AND APPROX. 2.125 FWD-AFT POST CUTOUT. THE DAMAGE TO FR 20A MEASURES 7.375 CIRCUMFERENTIALLY AND A MAXIMUM OF 1.625 INBD-OTBD POST CUTOUT. PLEASE SEE FIGURE 1 FOR DAMAGE DETAIL AND FIGURES 2/3 FOR DIMENSIONS POST-CUTOUT. THE FRAME IS MANUFACTURED FROM 7075-T7351 AL PLATE. THE SKIN IS MANUFACTURED FROM 2024-T351 AL SHEET. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLERS PER ER/A 603053-14.

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