Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 6, 2012
Submitted
September 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
503
Aircraft time
60,511 hours, 22,838 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

SMALL BUMPS-DAMAGE ON BODY JUST FWD OF DOOR 2L, FR 69 AND 70 STRINGERS 15 AND 16, TWO SMALL DENTS 1 INCH BY 1 INCH APPROX .050 DEPTH DOES NOT INVOLVE STRINGERS OR RIVETS. DENT WITHIN ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS OF SRM 53-41-11 DIAGRAM 101 SH3. DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED PER GMM 06-35-05. NO CRACKS DETECTED.

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