What was found
FUSELAGE DENT APPROX 6 INCHES AFT OF FR 64 STR 23L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. EVALUATED DENT & FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- August 22, 2009
- Submitted
- August 24, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N403UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 442
- Aircraft time
- 53,263 hours, 19,315 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Dented
- 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.