Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
April 21, 2024
Submitted
May 23, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N513DA
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
10998
Aircraft time
7,046 hours, 1,687 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Damaged
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 5013, WHILE ON THE LINE IN SEA, DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE FORWARD LOWER SKIN (P/N D5211081920000) COMMON TO THE L1 PASSENGER DOOR (P/N D5211200300EK; STOCK# 50-5211-9-0001; SERIAL #00870). THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A DENT WITH 2 GOUGES ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE THAT WAS 3.9 INCHES LONG WITH A MAXIMUM DEFLECTION OF 0.5 INCHES AS SHOWN IN FIGURES 1 AND 2. THIS DAMAGE IS OUTSIDE OF THE ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS PER A321NEO SRM 52-10-00. CORRECTIVE ACTION: TRIMMED OUT DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED FILLER AND DOUBLER. DRILLED AND COUNTERSUNK ALL FASTENER HOLES PER ERA 617539-14 REV. ORIG. SECTION II, PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. INSTALLED REPAIR PER ERA 617539-14 REV ORIGINAL SECTION II PERMANENT REPAIR AND A321 SRM TASK 52-10-00-300-005. (LP 5557594)

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