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 IN FROM O FFR28 PLUS1.487 IN AT LEVEL STR32 PLUS 1.795 INCH UNDER,LH LOWER FUSELAGE. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON EXISTING REWORK LOCATED ON FR28 PLUS 1.487 IN AT LEVEL STR32 PLUS 1.795 INCH UNDER, LH LOWER FUSELAGE IAW EA 53-0057-26. AND EC. NO: A26-514-01. MEASURES ARE: L=2.419 INCH, W= 0.923 INCH, MRT= 0.035 INCHES, NT: 0.071 INCH. 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 81805703/004/2026#A

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