Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
April 3, 2013
Submitted
May 9, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N174US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1492
Aircraft time
41,857 hours, 15,279 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
Part number
D53571517200
Condition
Wrinkled
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

2S CHECK - FUSELAGE SKIN WRINKLED FROM FR 72 TO FR 74 BETWEEN S31R AND S31L. ALSO NUMBEROUS ELONGATED HOLES WERE DISCOVERED DURING REPAIR OF THE SKIN AND FRAME. REPAIRED DAMAGE IAW EA 505287, A321 SRM A321 53-51-29 & 51-72-11 AND AIRBUS DRAWING D53571500.

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