Service difficulty report · Tail Cone · Airbus A321213

Difficulty date
July 27, 2025
Submitted
July 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360DN
Make and model
Airbus A321213
Aircraft serial
8388
Aircraft time
19,980 hours, 8,896 cycles
Part
Tail Cone
Condition
Ground Damage
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 3060, WHILE BEING TOWED TO THE GATE IN PNS, THE SUBJECT A321 TAIL CONE (P/N D0007000510000) WAS DAMAGED WHEN THE LH ELEVATOR ON AIRCRAFT 3060 CONTACTED AN ADJACENT BUILDING. THE TAIL CONE SKIN WAS DENTED, DAMAGING THE UNDERLYING STRUCTURE IN THE AREA ON THE RH SIDE. REPAIRED THE SKIN IS REPAIRABLE PER SRM 53-51-11-300-002. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED / REPLACEMENT FRAMES FR79 AND FR81, WITH MATERIAL SUBSTITUTIONS AND DEVIATIONS TO ALLOW CHEMICAL CONVERSION COATING IN LIEU OF THE CHROMIC ACID ANODIZING PROCESS PER ER/A 627774-14.

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