Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 6, 2012
Submitted
July 10, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1146
Aircraft time
40,962 hours, 17,146 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
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

EXTERNAL FUSELAGE DENT AT FR 17 AND STR 33R WAS FOUND OUT OF SRM LIMITS. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT DAMAGE AND ACCOMP NDT OF CUT-OUT AND EXISTING FASTENER HOLES FOR CRACKS. NONE FOUND. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR REF SRM 53-11-11 FIG 212 SHEET 1.

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