What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE, EVIDENCE OF REWORK LOCATED ON EXTERNAL SKIN FR27 AT LEVEL STR 32 TO STR 33 LH LOWER FUSELAGE IAW AEROMAN WO 2026-196/1 NR 299040 ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON EXISTING REWORK LOCATED ON EXTERNAL SKIN FR27 BTW STR 32LH AND STR 33LH IAW EA 53-0057-26. AND EC. NO: A26-514-01. MEASURES ARE: L=1.127 INCH (28.62 MM) W= 0.710 INCH ( 18.03 MM), MRT= 0.061 INCH ( 1.54 MM), NT: 0.071 (1.8 MM). THE REPAIR PERFORMED PER THIS EA HAS BEEN EVALUATED AGAINST GEM CHAPTER 8.6 AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE MAJOR. AIRBUS APPROVED THE REPAIR AS INTERIM FOR 6 MONTHS WITHOUT CATEGORY. IAW RDAF 81805703/004/2926#A.