Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 19, 2024
Submitted
October 22, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03554
Aircraft time
60,620 hours, 21,299 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: MISSING MATERIAL ON EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED BTW FRAME 78 TO FRAME 80 PLUS 4 INCH AND BTW STRINGER 1 LH TO 1RH THS COMPARTMENT; (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1289680 TASKCARD: NR-00036) PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON EXTERNAL SKIN LOCATED BTW FRAME 78 TO FRAME 81 BTW STRINGER 2L TO STRINGER 2R ON THS COMPARTMENT IAW A320 SRM 53-51-11-300-002 WITH DEVIATIONS AND EA #53-9042-24 EA COVER REVISION# 0, EA PART 1, EA PART 2, EA PART 3. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY A NO ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IS REQUIRED. PERFORMED LAY OUT ON EXTERNAL SKIN, BTW FR78 AND FR82, BTW STR3R TO STR3L I.A.W. EA #53-9042-24, PART #2, PART C, STEP 1. PERFORMED DOUBLER REPAIR LOC. FROM FR78 TO FR81, BTW STR2L AND STR2R, I.A.W A320 SRM 53-51-11-300-002 AND STEP 1 OF EA # 53-9042- 24 PART# 2 PART C ITEM (A),(B),(D) DRILLED AND COUNTERSUNK OPEN HOLES ON DOUBLER REPAIR I.A.W A320 SRM 51-44-11 AND A320 SRM 51-46-11. PERFORMED CHAMFER ON EDGE OF DOUBLER REPAIR I.A.W A320 51-47-00. MATERIAL USE: SHEET METAL CLAD 2024 T3 AND THICKNESS 1.80 MM (0.071 INCH) PO: 2023-278719/001. APPLIED PROTECTIVE TREATMENT ON NEW DOUBLER REPAIR AND REPAIR AREA LOC. FROM FR78 TO FR81, BTW STR2L TO STR2R, I.A.W A320 SRM 51-21-11 AND A320 51-23-11.

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