What was found
EXTERNAL FUSELAGE DENTED .5 INCHES AFT OF FR 82 AND 1.75 INCH LEFT OF STRINGER 1L. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: EVALUATED DENT AND FOUND IT OUT OF LIMITS OF SRM. CUT OUT DAMAGE AND FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 7, 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
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- 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.