Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 27, 2026
Submitted
March 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03263
Aircraft time
65,890 hours, 23,819 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tailcone
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: AFT FUSELAGE/ TAILCONE/ SKIN PANEL BTWN FR84-85 AND STGR16R/20R/ EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER AND DISPREPANT HOLES/ PERMANENT REPAIR; REFERENCES: /1/ AEROMAN EA 53-0025-26 COVER & PART 1 /2/ AIRBUS RDAF 70574427/048/2026#A /3/ MX244. DESCRIPTION: DURING HEAVY CHECK ON AIRCRAFT N662JB (MSN 03263) IN AEROMAN (SAL), A BULGE WAS FOUND ON AN EXISTING DOUBLER LOCATED AT THE AFT TAILCONE FR84-85 STRINGER 16RH-20RH. ADDITIONALLY, 27 HOLES WERE FOUND TO BE OVERSIZED FROM 3.2MM DIA TO 4MM. REF /1/ EA FOR DETAILS. THE PREVIOUS REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW SRM TASK 53-51-11-300-002 IN 2013. AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS CONSIST OF RE-ACCOMPLISH SRM TASK 53-51-11-300-002 DOUBLER REPAIR WITH OS FASTENERS PER SRM A320-51-76-11. ACCOMPLISH ROTO-TEST INSPECTION BEFORE INSTALLATION OF FASTENERS. EC A26-231-01 IS ISSUED TO PERFORM PERMANENT REPAIR IAW REF /1/ EA & COMPLIES WITH REF /2/ RDAF WITHOUT DEVIATIONS. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ RDAF AND IT IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW REF /3/ MX244 GUIDELINES.(E/C: A26-231-01)

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