What was found
ELONGATED HOLE ON THE INBOARD UPPER COUPLING SPLICE AT STRINGER 23R, FRAME 66. REPLACED THE COUPLING SPLICE IAW SRM 51-72-11, DRAWINGS 53486505, AND D53474250.
- Difficulty date
- April 8, 2018
- Submitted
- April 25, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N738US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1254
- Aircraft time
- 47,976 hours, 28,839 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Coupling
- Part number
- D5347043620900
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Frame 66
- 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.