# SDR YENA2025122301251

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: December 23, 2025
- Submitted: December 23, 2025
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N2039J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2039J), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A321-271NX
- Registry model: [Airbus A321-271NX](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-s-a-s-a321-271nx) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 09016
- Aircraft time: 92,559 hours, 34,592 cycles
- System (JASC): [5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5330)
- Part: Skin
- Condition: Dented
- Location: Zone 200
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YENA2025122301251

## Discrepancy

DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE: REAR FUSELAGE EXTERNAL SKIN BTW FR 82-83 AND STGR 3-5LT  DENTED. REF AEROMAN EA 53-0095-25 (COVER + PART 1-2) /2/ RDAF  81703158/002/2025#A /3/ AIRBUS DOSSIER 81695068 /4/ A321NEO SRM 53-51-11-300-027 /5/ A321NEO SRM 53-51-13-300-006. DESCRIPTION: DURING DECEMBER 2025 CHECK FOR AIRCRAFT N2039J (MSN 09016) AT SAL.  AEROMAN IDENTIFIED A DENT ON AFT FUSELAGE SKIN PANEL BETWEEN FR82-FR83 AT LEVEL OF STRG 4 LH. REFER TO EA REF /1/ FOR DETAILED FINDINGS. THE DENT WAS EVALUATED AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE OUT OF ALLOWABLE DAMAGE LIMITS PER SRM TASK 53-51-11-283-025. AEROMAN PERFORMED THE CUTOUT TO THE DAMAGED AREA AS PER REF /4/ SRM AND CONTACTED AIRBUS VIA DOSSIER REF /3/. SKIN CUT-OUT DIMENSIONS ARE L X 2.736 INCHES AND W X 2.742 INCH. STGR 4L CUT-OUT IS 2.720 INCHES LONG. AIRBUS PROVIDED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS IN REF /3/ DOSSIER MESSAGE /010 TO DO THE NDT INSPECTIONS, PERFORM THE CUT-OUT AS PER REF /5/, PERFORM THE REPAIR AS PER REF /4/ SRM TASK, INSTALL COUPLING JOINT ON STGR 4L AND RESTORE THE SURFACE PROTECTION. THESE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS ARE APPROVED AS PER REF /2/ RDAF AS PERMANENT. THIS EC ACCOMPLISHES THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ EA AND COMPLIES WITH REF /2/ RDAF WITHOUT DEVIATION. SUBSTANTIATION: THE REPAIR IS APPROVED UNDER RDAF REF /2/ AND CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.(E/C:A25-1137-01)

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