Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
August 3, 2026
Submitted
August 6, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N378NW
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
2092
Aircraft time
63,792 hours, 32,111 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
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

SCRATCH EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED BTW FR 56 TO FR 57 AND STR 25L TO STR 26L AT LOWER FUSELAGE. PERFORMED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS ON EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED BTW FR 56 - 57, S25L - 26L AT LOWER FUSELAGE IAW SRM 53-41-11-300-109, RECHK IS REQUIRED DUE TO THIS REPAIR IS CONSIDERED CATEGORY B, INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL/ REPAIR EMBODIMENT 33,900 FC, 67,800 FH SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS OF 5,000 FC 10,000 FH, INSTALLED & STABLISHED DECAL MONITOR CONDITION LOC. ON EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED BTW FR 56 - 57, S25L - S26L AT LOWER FUSELAGE & APPLIED EDGE SEALER IAW TOPP 30-10-70 ITEM I PAGE 14 AND PS900-5-1 N.4. (LP: 1736930, AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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