What was found
BOX BEAM CRACKED IN UPPER FLANGE, FRAME 43 AND -Y1622. REPAIRED THE BOX BEAM IAW EO 5315Y066. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 2016
- Submitted
- December 5, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1224
- Aircraft time
- 50,325 hours, 23,673 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Box Beam
- Part number
- D53371301205
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 43
- 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.