Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 18, 2024
Submitted
March 19, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N952JB
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
06663
Aircraft time
32,144 hours, 10,288 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Frm 25 S43r
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: EVIDENCE OF REWORK EXTERNAL SKIN LOC. FR25 PLUS 7.050INCH AT LEVEL STR 43R AT LOWER FUSELAGE; EVALUATED EXISTING REWORK LOC. ON EXTERNAL SKIN LOC. FR25 PLUS 7.050INCH AT LEVEL STR43R AT LOWER FUSELAGE AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS I.A.W A321 SRM 53-21-11-283-018 FIGURE 1 (SHEET 1,SHEET 2 AND SHEET 3) DIAGRAM 001 AND DIAGRAM 002 FIGURE 5 (SHEET 1 ,SHEET 2 AND SHEET 3). MEASURES OF REWORK ARE L=0.869, INCH W=0.559 INCH, MRT= 0.067 INCH, NOMINAL THICKNESS OF AREA 0.071 INCH I.A.W A321 SRM 53-21-11-01-F, FIGURE 1 (SHEET 2). LOSS MATERIAL 5.64% THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B. INSPECTION THRESHOLD 48,000FC/ 96,000FH FROM AIRCRAFT FIRST FLIGHT AND SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS 5 ,000FC/ 10,000FH INSPECTION METHOD HIGH FREQUENCY EDDY CURRENT (HFEC ) ZONE 2. I.A.W A321 SRI 53-21-11-205-034. TABLE 001.

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