Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 24, 2018
Submitted
January 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N623JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2504
Aircraft time
52,863 hours, 18,354 cycles
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

DURING CURRENT (6/2018) C7 HEAVY CHECK AT LHT-PR, REPORTED WITH A DENT AT REAR FUSELAGE BETWEEN FR 63 AND 64, STGR 4L AND 5L MEASURING 67MM L X 46MM W X 2.6MM D (SEE REF /1/ EO FOR DETAILS). THIS AREA IS CLASSIFIED AS AN EXLUDED AREA WITHOUT REPAIR ALLOWANCES, CONTACTED. REF /3/ TD WAS PROVIDED EMBODYING REF /4/ SRM PRINCIPLES OF A SKIN CUTOUT, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DVI, HFEC INSPECTION, ROTOTEST INSPECTION, DOUBLE FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION, AND REPROTECTION; APPROVED THIS REPAIR AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR CATEGORY 'A'. REFER TO EC A18-500-01.

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