What was found
DURING THE TRANSIT CHECK OF THE N330QT AIRCRAFT AT UIO STATION (QUITO, ECUADOR), A SCRATCH WAS FOUND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, IN THE LOWER 1LT CREW DOOR FRAME. THE DAMAGE WAS EVALUATED, AND IT WAS FOUND OUT OF ALLOWABLE LIMITS AND A MANUFACTURER CONSULT WAS RESUBMITTED. A TEMPORARY REPAIR "REWORK" WAS PERFORMED AND IN ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER AIRBUS, REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL SHEET, REF: 80878102/002/2021, THE AIRCRAFT IS ALLOWED TO BE RELEASED FOR 200 FLIGHT CYCLES BEFORE COMPLETING THE PERMANENT REPAIR. MANUALS REFERENCES: (AIRBUS SRM TASK A33-200F 53-11-11-283-005), (AIRBUS 53-11-11-283-002), (IRBUS SRM TASK 51-74-00/51-73-00), (AIRBUS REPAIR DESIGN APPROVAL REF 80878102/002/2021).