Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
May 7, 2011
Submitted
May 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4026
Aircraft time
4,284 hours, 3,986 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
UK
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

DURING SERVICE OF 20 MONTHS FOUND TWO DENTS BETWEEN FRAME 16 AND 18 DOWN OF LT STRINGER 5. DENT 2 IS OUT OF LIMITS BECAUSE IS AT 13.5 MM FROM THE STR 5 LT DENT 1 IS ON LIMITS, PERFORMED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT INSPECTIONS PER CRACKS AT THE SKIN BETWEEN FR 16 TO 18, AT STR 5 LT TO LT UPPER STRINGER, WITHOUT FOUND ANY EVIDENCE OF CRACK.

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