Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 12, 2009
Submitted
December 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
53,011 hours, 19,751 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

FOUND DENT ON FUSELAGE LT SIDE JUST AFT OF RADOME APPROX 4 O'CLOCK POSITION. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: DENT FALLS WITHIN 'OUT OF NEARNESS' CRITERION, DUE TO PROXIMITY TO A FASTENER. DENT IS .5 INCH IN DIAMETER, WITH A DEPTH OF.023. DENT IS LOCATED 5 INS AFT OF FR NR 1 AND APPROX 8 INS ABOVE BUTT SPLICE AT LWR LT SIDE. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED REPAIR DOUBLER.

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