Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
July 2, 2011
Submitted
July 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
850
Aircraft time
44,525 hours, 17,370 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FUSELAGE DAMAGE JUST AFT OF THE FWD PIT. 3 AREAS WITH METAL LOSS "12 INCHES BY 3-8TH" AREA BLENDED AND MAPPED, INFO WITH ORDLE. COMPLETING HIGH WIND INSP, AND CLOSING UP FAIRING. FWD PIT BELLY SKIN DMG. MACHINED REPAIR DOUBLER PLANESIDE. SMC3, AT SKIN DAMAGE LOCATION STA 1162-1169 FOUND SLIGHT DEFLECTION OF STR 32R IN SKIN FLANGE AND INTERCOSTAL WEB. HFEC ACCOMPISHED, NO CRACKS AT THIS TIME. WEB DRILLED OFF, READY FOR REMOVED AFTER WIRING HARNESS REMOVED. SHOULD READ STR 40R, REMOVED DAMAGED INTERCOSTAL WEB. SHOULD READ 41R. DRILLED FASTENER HOLES IN NEW WEB. WEB SECURED. INSTALLED INTERCOSTAL WEB, STRINGER DEFLECTION RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER DAMAGED SKIN RMV'D. REPAIR DOUBLER INSTALLED TO DAMAGED AREA.

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