Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 8, 2012
Submitted
December 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N443UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
820
Aircraft time
50,786 hours, 19,286 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Skin
Condition
Scratched
Location
L2 Door
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

SCRATCH IN OUTER SKIN AT DOOR 2L. LOCATION IS 14 INCHES AFT OF LEADING EDGE, & 1-2 TO 1-4 INCH FROM BOTTOM OF DOOR 2L. 2 1-2 INCHES LONG BY APPROXIMATELY .002 DEEP. DEPTH OF SCRATCH WAS APPROX .002 INCH IN THE .098 THICK METAL, SEE AREA "B" DAMAGE TOLERANCE. RE-INSPECT REF SRI 52-10-00-1-002-00 AT 60,000 CYC. ACP. HFEC OF AREA, NO CRACKS DETECTED, REF NDT MANUAL PART 6, 51-10-08-01. THICKNESS MEASURES APPROX .096".

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