Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 11, 2011
Submitted
April 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
50,103 hours, 18,582 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

AFT PIT AREA NEEDS INVESTIGATING DUE TO CONTACT. DENT AND GOUGE IN FUSELAGE SKIN LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 6" BELOW AND 3 FEET AFT OF CARGO DOOR, CONTACT WITH BELT LOADER. TOTAL LENGTH OF DAMAGE IS 24 INCHES, FIRST DAMAGE DOWN TO METAL IS APPROX .5 INCHES LONG AND IS THRU PAINT TO BARE METAL, 2ND DAMAGE IS 1.25 INCHES WIDE BY 1.75 LONG AND 1-16TH DEEP, DAMAGE DOES GO OVER STRINGER, 3RD DAMAGE IS 3 AND 7-8 LONG AND 3-16 DEEP. NO SIGNS OF CRACKS NOTED. NDT FOR CRACKS AND INSTALLED DOUBLER REPAIR.

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