Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 23, 2006
Submitted
September 7, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
2325
Aircraft time
5,724 hours, 2,183 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
Aft Cargo Door
Part time
5,724 hours, 2,183 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

THIS SDR IS BEING SUBMITTED TO DOCUMENT THE PERMANENT MAJOR REPAIR TO THE AFT CARGO DOOR, DAMAGED WHEN GROUND EQUIPMENT CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT. THE DAMAGE AREA WAS AT FR 54A-54, AND BEAM 3&4 OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR. REPAIRED WITH AN EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLER PER SRM 52-32-00, FIG 205. THIS REPAIR REQUIRES AN INITIAL REINSPECTION AT 60,000FC AFTER REPAIR EMBODIMENT, WITH A REPEAT INTERVAL WHICH IS TBD (TO BE DETERMINED) BY AIRBUS INDUSTRY. FAA FORM 337 HAS BEEN SUBMITTED.

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