Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 11, 2025
Submitted
May 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668NK
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7135
Aircraft time
30,071 hours, 13,392 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D53232702200000
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 100
Part time
30,071 hours, 13,392 cycles
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

LIGHTING STRIKE EXTERNAL SKIN LOC. BTW FR25 TO FR26 AND BTW STR41L TO 42L AT LOWER FUSELAGE RAF-01 3413767-01 GENERATED-PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR OF THE FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN AT FR.25 TO FR.26 BETWEEN STR 41L TO STR 43L AT LOWER FUSELAGE DUE TO LIGHTNING STRIKE DAMAGES IAW A321 SRM 53-21-11-300-090 AND EA 5321-2537 THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B AND REQUIRED INSPECTION INTERNAL AT 60000 FC/ 120000 FH IAW SRM 53-21-11-205-071

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