Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
September 16, 2026
Submitted
September 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N353NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
786
Aircraft time
82,451 hours, 39,298 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
Zone 200
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

NOSE FWD EXTERNAL FUSELAGE, AT FR10 -Z361 L/H SIDE, SKIN WITH SCRATCH. PERFORMED REPAIR AT FWD EXTERNAL FUSELAGE SKIN SECTION AT FR 10 -Z361 LH SIDE AS PER DELTA ER/A NO. 636719-14 REV ORIGINAL SECTION I PART A, PART B STEP 15, 19 AND 20, DATED 11-SEP-26. NOTE: REPAIR APPROVAL IS LIMITED TO 60000 FC / 120.000 FH WICHEVER OCCURS FIRST FROM SECTION I REPAIR EMBODIMENT. ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AUTHORIZATION (ER/A REVISION) IS REQUIRED FOR CONTINUED SERVICE BEYOND THIS LIMITS. NOTE TO ENGINEERING: DAMAGE TOLERANCE EVALUATION IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED IN FAA AC-120-93, AS PER TOPP 30-20-41, SECTION XI. B. 1. A, (LP: 1816393, AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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