Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 18, 2012
Submitted
January 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
59,632 hours, 22,182 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

TWO EXTERNAL SKIN DOUBLERS INSTALLED AT FR63 - 64 AT FORMER L-BAND ANTENNA LOCATIONS PER COA40795C AND SRM 53-00-11 FIG 238. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED. DOUBLERS INSTALLED PER JC 97954010 BY 396114 AND LC-09. PER SRI 53-00-11 TABLE 219 DOUBLERS REQUIRE FIRST INITIAL RE-INSPECTION AT 48,000 CYC OR 84,000 HRS FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT WITH SUBSEQUENT INSPECTIONS EVERY 3300 CYC OR 5775 HRS AFTER FIRST INSPECTION. CURRENT PTC IS 22182.

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