Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

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
Part
Skin
Condition
Punctured
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 PUNCTURED 3.5 INCH BY 0.5 INCH BETWEEN FRAMES 80-81 AND BETWEEN STRINGERS 1L-1R. MAJOR REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED: CUT OUT DAMAGE AND ACCOMP NDT OF CUT OUT. NO CRACKS FOUND. CUT OUT MEASURED AT 3.4 INCH BY 1.6 INCH. FABRICATED AND INSTALLED EXTERNAL DOUBLER REPAIR REF SRM.

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