# SDR AALA201812049024

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: November 10, 2018
- Submitted: December 6, 2018
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N769US](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N769US), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A319-112
- Registry model: [Airbus A319-112](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 1391
- Aircraft time: 48,503 hours, 31,193 cycles
- System (JASC): [5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5320)
- Part: Coupling
- Part number: D53470436211
- Condition: Defective
- Location: Fuselage
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AALA201812049024

## Discrepancy

THE AIRCRAFT IS IN BASE MAINTENANCE. REPLACEMENT DUE TO SPLICE REPAIR. PART DEFECTIVE IS THE COUPLING UPPER INBOARD AT FRAME 66. REPLACED COUPLING UPPER INBOARD PER SRM 51-72-11 AND DRAWING D53474250.

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