Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
May 1, 2009
Submitted
May 4, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N852UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1671
Aircraft time
25,896 hours, 10,205 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
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.

What was found

DAMAGE IS LOCATED 3 INCH AFT OF FRAME 21 AND 4 .5 INCH UP FROM STRINGER 21 DEPTH .200 INCH 7-8TH WIDE BY 1 INCH LONG. FOUND CRACK AND DAMAGE. LOCATION OF DAMAGE IS AFT OF FWD ENTRY DOOR RT SIDE. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: REMOVED DAMAGED AREA PRIOR TO ABOVE EDDY CURRENT INSP. REMOVED EXISTING FASTENERS IN REPAIR AREA AND LAID OUT REPAIR PLAN. FABRICATED DOUBLER AND DRILLED RIVET PATTERN FOR REPAIR APPLIED SEA3750-12 AND STARTED RIVETING REPAIR. NEED TO FINISH RIVETING. CLEAN UP, PAINT, AND SECURE PANELS REMOVED FROM INTERIOR. COMPLETED REPAIR. DOUBLER REPAIR AFT OF 1L NEEDS TREATED AND PRIMED. TREATED PRIMED AND PAINTED.

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