
European regulators require airlines to inspect fuselage panel defects in Airbus A320 series aircraft
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommends inspecting certain Airbus A320 series aircraft and requires operators to repair any discovered non-compliant fuselage skin thickness. A supplier of Airbus identified quality issues during production, leading to some fuselage skin panels delivered to Airbus potentially deviating from the specified thickness. EASA stated that if not detected and corrected in a timely manner, this situation, combined with specific maintenance conditions, could affect the structural integrity of the aircraft

