Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 4, 2026
Submitted
July 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02063
Aircraft time
84,031 hours, 30,499 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Damaged
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, EVIDENCE OF REWORK LOCATED ON EXTERNAL SKIN BTW FR27 TO FR28 AT LEVEL STR32 TO STR33 LH LOWER FUSELAGE;(RESOLVED ON W/O: 1457737 TASKCARD: NR-00047 ) REF AEROMAN WO 2026 196/1 NR 299041.ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON EXISTING REWORK ON EXACTLY LOCATION FR 27 PLUS 13 INCH. STR 32 LH LOWER FUSELAGE IAW EA 53-0057-26. AND EC. NO: A26-514-01. MEASURES ARE: L= 1.824 INCH(46.33 MM), W= 0.867 INCH(22.02 MM), MRT: 0.056 INCH(1.42 MM), NT: 0.071 INCH(1.8 MM). THE REPAIR PERFORMED PER THIS EA HAS BEEN EVALUATED AGAINST GMM 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.

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