Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 23, 2019
Submitted
March 28, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N821JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
5417
Aircraft time
27,156 hours, 8,299 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
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, GOUGE AND CRACK WAS FOUND TOGETHER AT THE SAME AREA ON THE LOWER SKIN OF THE LT WING SHROUD BOX. THE DAMAGED AREA WAS TRIMMED AND A DOUBLER WAS INSTALLED PER ASSESSMENT BY MEANS OF THE INSTRUCTIONS. SEE REF/1/ EA FOR DETAILS. THIS PERMANENT REPAIR EC A19-204-01 COMPLIES WITH THE REF/1/ EA & REF/2/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATION; THIS PERMANENT REPAIR WITH NO POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS IS APPROVED PER THE REF/2/ RDAS AND IS CLASSIFIED AS A MAJOR REPAIR PER GMM CHAPTER 5 GUIDELINES.

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