Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 4, 2011
Submitted
March 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1266
Aircraft time
37,642 hours, 14,300 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
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

DENT AFT OF DOOR 2L HAS SCRATCH APPROX 1.5 INCHES LONG, PART OF SCRATCH IS DOWN TO BARE METAL. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: DEPTH IS NEGLIGIBLE. EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR INSTALLED BETWEEN FR69 & 70 AND AT STRINGER 18L AFT OF L2 DOOR. THIS IS A TIME LIMITED REPAIR VALID UNTIL 31DEC2013.

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