Service difficulty report · Fairing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 14, 2012
Submitted
November 3, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1538
Aircraft time
36,966 hours, 16,207 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fairing
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

DENT IN FORWARD MOST END OF MAIN BODY FAIRING ON LEFT SIDE OF ACFT. DAMAGE IS 2 IN BY 1 IN AND 0.03125 IN DEEP. DENT IS 15 INCHES FROM TOP OF FAIRING AND 1 INCH 3 INCHES FROM TRAILING EDGE. REF ECRA5325-01001 NO UNDERLYING CRACKS OR LOOSE FASTENERS AND EXTERNAL PAINT INTACT. AREA INTERIM REPAIRED WITH SPEED TAPE AND TO BE RECHECKED DAILY. DENTED PANEL IS OF METAL AND IS RIVETED ONTO THE FUSELAGE, WILL HAVE TO REMOVE WING TO BODY FAIRING TO GET TO DENTED PANEL. DRESSED DENT REF SRM 51-73-00 PARA 7A(3) PER ECRA 5325-01001. NEED NDI FOR CRACKS. ACCOMPLISHED HFEC INSP OF DENT ON BOTH INNER AND OUTER, NO CRACKS FOUND AT THIS TIME. SECURED PANEL

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