Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A321271NX

Difficulty date
November 12, 2025
Submitted
November 13, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2084J
Make and model
Airbus A321271NX
Aircraft serial
10029
Aircraft time
17,066 hours, 4,786 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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/ VENT OUTLET SKIN / BTW FR69/70 & STGR31/33 / CORROSION - PERMANENT REPAIR; REFERENCES: /1/ STS EA 160-2025-02 REV IR_DRAFT /2/ AIRBUS RDAF 81686597/003/2025#A. ENGINEERING FERRY CONCURRENCE ECA-321. DESCRIPTION: ON 11/3/2025 AC N2084J (MSN: 1029) AT JFK, JFK REPORTED CORROSION DAMAGE ON THE REAR FUSELAGE LAV VENT OUTLET SKIN, BTW FR69/70 & STGR31RH/33RH (PN: D5348001620200). AC WAS FERRIED OUT TO MLB UNDER THE MX-FERRY AS PER REF /4/ TO DO THE DOUBLER REPAIR. AC REACHED MLB ON 11//5/2025 TO ACCOMPLISH THE REPAIR. THERE ARE NO ADL/REPAIRS WERE IDENTIFIED AS PER SRM 53-41-11 FOR THE A321 NEO, STS CONTACTED AIRBUS FOR A REPAIR DISPOSITION, VIA REF /3/ DOSSIER. SEE DETAILS IN STS EA, REF /1/. AIRBUS PROVIDED A REPAIR DISPOSITION CONSISTING OF PERFORM CUT OUT OF DAMAGED AREA, PERFORM NDT (DVI, HFEC, ROTO TEST) INSPECTIONS TO ENSURE NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGES AND INSTALL REPAIR DOUBLER AS PER A321 (ST2-CEO) SRM TASK 53-41-11-300-004. THE REF /1/ EA PROVIDES THE INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM THE PERMANENT REPAIR AND THIS EC COMPLIES WITH THE REF /2/ RDAF. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /2/, RDAF, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR (E/C: A25-1020-01)

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