Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 12, 2024
Submitted
August 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N580JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02136
Aircraft time
77,151 hours, 27,763 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
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: FUSELAGE / REAR FUSELAGE / SKIN PANEL BETWEEN FR80-81 & STGR 1R-3R / ELONGATED HOLES & EXISTING REPAIR - PERMANENT REPAIR; REFERENCES: /1/ AEROMAN EA 53-9033-24 COVER & P1-P2 /2/ AIRBUS RDAF 81440328/004/2024 ISSUE B /3/ AIRBUS TD/81440328/022/2024#A DESCRIPTION: DURING THE CURRENT (7/2024) M2 CHECK FOR A/C N580JB (MSN 02136) AT AEROMAN (SAL), ELONGATED HOLES WERE FOUND AFTER REMOVAL OF A TEMPORARY REPAIR ON REAR FUSELAGE FR80-81 & STGR 1R-3R. SEE REF /1/ EA FOR DETAILS. THE ELONGATED HOLES AFFECT THE SKIN AND STRINGER. AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED REF /3/ TD WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO TRIM THE DAMAGED SECTION OF STGR 2R AND PERFORM REPAIR PER SRM TASK 53-00-13-300-001 WITH DEVIATIONS AND PERFORM CUTOUT OF THE SKIN AND ACCOMPLISH A DOUBLER REPAIR PER SRM TASK 53-51-11-300-002 WITH ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. EC A24-1030-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR IAW REF /1/ EA AND COMPLIES WITH REF /2/ RDAF WITHOUT DEVIATION. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ RDAF AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR. (E/C: A24-1030-01)

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