What was found
DEFORMED FRAME AT FRM 79, BETWEEN STRINGER 16L TO STRINGER 19L. REPLACED THE FRAME IAW SRM 51-72-11, AND EA273660B. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2018
- Submitted
- April 5, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N121UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1294
- Aircraft time
- 53,252 hours, 24,980 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- D5358513520001
- Condition
- Deformed
- Location
- Frame 79
- 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.