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. ERA 614619-14 MAPPED OUT OVERALL DAMAGE. THIS ERA COVERS AREAS B, D, K, L SKIN DAMAGE AT FR 62-56, STGR38R-STGR41R. DAMAGE CONSISTS OF A DENTS/GOUGING TO THE FUSELAGE SKIN. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOR AREA B, D, K, L BLEND SCRATCH TO A SMOOTH CONTOUR PER A321 SRM 53-41-11. FOR AREA B, D, K, L ACCOMPLISH SURFACE HFEC OF THE SKIN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WITHIN THE DAMAGE AREA PER NTM 51-10-08. CUT OUT A SECTION OF THE RH LATERAL SKIN PANEL. FABRICATE ITEM 1 SKIN REPLACEMENT SECTION, ITEM 2 SPLICE STRAP, ITEM 6 STRUCTURAL FILLERS, FABRICATE ITEMS 3, 4 AND 5 SHIMS TO ACCOUNT FOR MISMATCH AND GAPS, INSTALL THE REPAIR PARTS, APPLY CORROSION INHIBITING COMPOUND TO INTERNAL SURFACES OF THE REPAIR PER SRM 51-23-12. APPLY THE EXTERNAL FINISH COAT PER SRM 51-75-12. REPAIR COMPLETED PER ER/A 614840-14. (LP 0201942, 0202445)

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