What was found
PCS ANTENNA- EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE UPPER FUSELAGE HAS GOUGES/ TOOLING DAMAGE IN SEVERAL AREAS WHERE THE ANTENNA IS MOUNTED. REPAIRED FUSELAGE SKIN PER A320 SRM 53-22-11-300-087. REQUIRES SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION.
- Difficulty date
- April 13, 2024
- Submitted
- April 15, 2024
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N317US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft serial
- 197
- Aircraft time
- 93,121 hours, 43,260 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Part number
- UNKNOWN
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.