Service difficulty report · Skin Panel · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 4, 2018
Submitted
January 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N934JB
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6130
Aircraft time
19,110 hours, 3,663 cycles
Part
Skin Panel
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 HEAVY MAINTENANCE, A DENT WAS FOUND ON THE EXTERNAL SKIN PANEL. REFER TO EC A17-485-02. FUSELAGE / AFT FUSELAGE / AT FR 61 AND STR 43R AND 44R / DENT DAMAGE– TEMPORARY REPAIR; APPROVED THIS REPAIR PER REF /4/ RDAS AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR CATEGORY 'C'.

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