What was found
TEAR IN METAL AT THRESHOLD OF FWD CARGO BAY, ABOUT 6-8 INCHES LONG. REMOVED AND REPLACED FWD CARGO BAY INBD SCUFF PLATE.
- Difficulty date
- June 16, 2013
- Submitted
- July 19, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N443UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 820
- Aircraft time
- 52,757 hours, 20,078 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Scuff Plate
- Part number
- 9F20536239
- Condition
- Torn
- Location
- Fwd Cargo Doorwa
- 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.