SDR AALA201510239014

Service difficulty report · Beam · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date: October 22, 2015
Submitted: October 23, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N604AW
Make and model: Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial: 1196
Aircraft time: 55,765 hours, 20,476 cycles
System (JASC): 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
Part: Beam
Condition: Cracked
Location: Fuselage
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: E
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

LEFT FRAME 43, STRINGER 15 SIDE BOX BEAM FLANGE FASTENER HOLE, IMMEDIATELY AFT OF THE MLG EMER FREE FALL BRACKET, AFT INSPECTION HOLE, HAS A POSITIVE DEFECT INDICATION. REMOVED DEFECT FROM HOLE BY REAMING TO OVERSIZE FASTENER HOLE SIZE .263" IAW EO5313Y026 REV C SEC IV PG IV 8, TABLE 2.

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