Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 28, 2009
Submitted
December 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
465
Aircraft time
54,117 hours, 19,315 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
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

SKIN HAS HOLE 1" BY 2" LT SIDE JUST FWD OF APU DOOR. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: ACCESS DOOR PANEL 314AR HAS A CREASE IN IT. PANEL IS LOCATED RT SIDE JUST FWD OF APU DOOR. CUT OUT DAMAGE ON BOTH EXTERNAL & INTERNAL SKIN SECTIONS. RECEIVED EVA FOR THE INTERNAL PILLOW DOUBLER REPAIR. FABRICATED AND DRILLED REPAIR DOUBLER, NEEDS PRIMED AND INSTALLED. PRIMED AND INSTALLED DOUBLER. INSTALLED ACCESS DOOR ASSY.

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