Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321213

Difficulty date
April 2, 2026
Submitted
April 3, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343DN
Make and model
Airbus A321213
Aircraft serial
8200
Aircraft time
24,153 hours, 10,352 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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

THE FWD RH DENT IS OUTSIDE OF LIMITS DUE TO BEING PARTIALLY WITHIN AN EXCLUDED ZONE AND THE AFT RH DENT IS OUTSIDE OF LIMITS DUE TO THE MAX DEPTH BEING GREAT THAN 0.020. MAINTENANCE CONFIRMS THE DAMAGE TO THE TWO (2) SHEAR TIES. FIRST SHEAR TIE IS AT FRAME 73 IS LOCATED COMMON TO THE FWD RH DAMAGE POINT AND THE DISCREPANT SHEAR TIE EXPERIENCED BUCKLING, WHICH CAUSED DEFORMATION TO THE WEB. THE DEFORMATION DIMENSIONS ARE 1.250 WIDTH, 0.500 LENGTH, WITH MAXIMUM DEFORMATION OF 0.030. SECOND SHEAR TIE IS AT FRAME 74 COMMON TO THE AFT RH DAMAGE POINT AND THE DISCREPANT SHEAR TIE DEFORMATION IS 0.030. DAMAGED AREA REPAIRED PER ER/A 632260-14, SECTION II.

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