What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. CRACKED INTERCOSTAL FITTING AT FR 16 IN OPEN INBOARD UPPER HOLE RIGHT HAND SIDE AT THE NR 7 DOOR STOP FITTING. REPLACED INTERCOSTAL FITTING PER SRM 51-72-11 DWG D53112300.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2018
- Submitted
- October 30, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N121UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1294
- Aircraft time
- 54,722 hours, 25,826 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Intercostal
- Part number
- D53112307201
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- 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.