Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
February 13, 2024
Submitted
April 10, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N382DN
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
8854
Aircraft time
14,583 hours, 6,265 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Ground Damage
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 3082, DURING LAYOVER IN MSP, A CATERING TRUCK HAD CONTACTED THE AIRCRAFT AFT OF THE L4 DOOR. THE FUSELAGE SKIN SUSTAINED A PUNCTURE BETWEEN FR 69-70 AND STR 34L 32L. THE FUSELAGE SKIN IS P/N D5348002324200. REMOVE ALL FASTENERS IN THE DAMAGE AREA. TRIM OUT OF THE DAMAGED SKIN. ACCOMPLISH SURFACE HFEC INSPECTIONS OF THE SKIN INNER AND OUTER SURFACES IN THE AREA OF THE TRIM OUT AND OF THE TRIMMED EDGES. ACCOMPLISH INTERNAL DVI OF THE FRAMES, FRAME SHEAR TIES, STRINGERS, STRINGER TIES AND ANY OTHER INTERNAL STRUCTURE IN THE AREA. INSTALL REPLACEMENT PARTS. FABRICATE ITEM 1 REPLACEMENT SKIN, FABRICATE ITEM 2 EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER, FABRICATE ITEM 3 STRUCTURAL FILLER, AND FABRICATE ITEM 4 SKIN TRIM OUT FILLER. PER ER/A 615256-14. INSTALL THE SKIN TRIM OUT FILLER, REPAIR DOUBLER AND REPAIR TRIPLER.

More about the Airbus A321-211