Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
September 3, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AB
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
682
Part
Skin
Part number
A53974207200
Condition
Dent
Location
Bs 3620
Stage of operation
IN
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 FUSELAGE SKIN JUST AFT OF STA 3620 (FR67) BETWEEN STR 48R AND STR 54L WAS FOUND DENTED. THE DENTS RANGE APPROX .109 DEEP TO A MAX OF .295 DEEP. BOTH THE LT AND RT LOWER SKINS ARE M/F FROM 2.5MM (.098) 2024-T3 CLAD CHEM-MILLED IN SOME AREAS TO 2MM (.079). REPLACED DAMAGE WITH SPLICE REPAIR.

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