What was found
AFT LOWER FUSELAGE FR70 TO FR72 HAS TAIL STRIKE DAMAGE TO EXTERNAL SKIN BETWEEN STR 42R TO STR 41L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. CUT OUT DAMAGED SECTION OF SKIN. FABRICATED & INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER.
- Difficulty date
- November 26, 2008
- Submitted
- December 5, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N448UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 842
- Aircraft time
- 34,621 hours, 13,726 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.