Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 5, 2010
Submitted
August 6, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
442
Aircraft time
56,150 hours, 20,621 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

LT AFT FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN DENTED BETWEEN FRAMES FR78 & FR80 AT STRINGER 25L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED & EVALUATED DENT. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS. REMOVED DAMAGED SKIN SECTION BETWEEN STRINGERS 25L & 29L. OBTAINED NEW SKIN PANEL & INSTALLED.

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