Over 500 A321neos May Have Fuselage Coating Flaw, But Airbus Says They're Safe To Fly
The issue involves excessively thin anti-corrosion primer on A321neo stringers.
By Luke BodellZimbabwe
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Over 500 Airbus A321neo jets are reportedly affected by a flaw in the anti-corrosion coating inside the fuselage. The problem involves what Airbus calls a "surface protection deviation" on stringers in the lower forward fuselage.
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- 38 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 26, 2026
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- Luke Bodell
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- Simple Flying