Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 3, 2022
Submitted
April 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N969JT
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
07353
Aircraft time
22,206 hours, 4,334 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Dented
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, DENT EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED FRAME 35.1 PLUS 5 INCH BTW STR 36R AND STR 37R AT LOWER FUSELAGE; REF AE NR 2022-156488 WO 2022 78/1........FUR-A321-53-00324 CREATED.....EVALUATED DENT EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED FRAME 35.1 PLUS 5 INCH BTW STR 36R AND STR 37R AT LOWER FUSELAGE AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS I.A.W A321 SRM 53-00-11-283-005 ITEM 2.A.(1) FIGURE 002. MEASURES OF DENT ARE: X= 0.544 INCH, Y= 0.371 INCH, D= 0.009 INCH, A= 1.013 INCH . D/A= 0.008 INCH. THE NOMINAL THICKNESS IS 0.055 INCH I.A.W A321 SRM 53-21-11-04-B FIGURE 04 SHEET 03. AND PERFORMED DETAIL VISUAL INSPECTION ON AREA AND NO FOUND ADDITIONAL DAMAGE I.A.W NTM 51-90-00. TOOL USED CALIPER P/N: 500-196-30 , S/N: A20231610, DUE DATE: AUG-12-2022; DIGIMATIC DEPTH GAGES P/N: 547-217S, S/N: 002079, DUE DATE: OCT-08-2022, EDDY CURRENT FLAW DETECTOR, P/N: NORTEC 500 D, S/N: N500X12101V022233, DUE DATE: JUN-02-2022. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B AND INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL/REPAIR EMBODIMENT ARE: 60,000FC OR 120,000FH I.A.W A321 SRI 53-00-11-205-050 DONE BY O. REVIS 8622918 CHECKED BY R. TREJO 8617713

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