Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
February 15, 2024
Submitted
February 15, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N357DN
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
8339
Aircraft time
16,080 hours, 6,978 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Handler Error
Location
Fuselage
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

AIRCRAFT 3057, DURING LAYOVER IN MSP, A LAV TRUCK CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN GROUND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF SCRATCHES AND DENTS TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: AT THE SUBJECT LOWER SKIN DAMAGE LOCATIONS BETWEEN FR58-60, STRGR 38LH-43LH AND FR60-63, STRGR 41LH- 42RH AS DEFINED IN FIGURES 1-2 AND DETAILS, ACCOMPLISH TRIMOUT OF THE DAMAGED SKIN. HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECT ALL SKIN CUT EDGES PER A321 NDT MANUAL, CH 51-10-08, TO ENSURE NO CRACKS EXIST. FABRICATE EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLERS, FILLERS, AND INSTALL REPAIR PARTS AND REPLACE SHEAR TIES. APPLY CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOUND TO INTERNAL SURFACES OF THE REPAIR, APPLY EXTERNAL FINISH COAT. REPAIRED PER ER/A 614619-14. (LP 0202302)

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