Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
April 1, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N831UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1291
Aircraft time
37,059 hours, 14,844 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
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.

What was found

RT EXT FUSE SKIN BTWEEN FR2 AND FR3, 14 INCHES ABOVE STATIC PORT HAS 30MM LENGTH X 1.5MM DEPTH DENT SKIN THICKNESS .079". MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: DENT 7MM FROM STR AND REWORKED PER SRM AND IS CRACK FREE. DENT IS WITHIN RVSM LIMITS PER SRM(S). ALLOWABLE FOR CONTINUED SERVICE IN RVSM UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIR ON OR BEFORE PTC 15464. ACP'D CAT B RPR AT C-03 VISIT ON NR F0902S BY MECH AND INSP DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND EXTERNAL RPR DOUBLER INSTALLED PER UA-EVA-80730. CF9043 WAS CREATED FOR INSPECTION.

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