What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: FOUND 2.750 INCH CRACK BETWEEN 3 FASTENERS AT FR 42 AND KEEL BEAM ON ACTUATOR FITTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED KEEL BEAM FITTING REF EA 327986.
- Difficulty date
- May 26, 2021
- Submitted
- June 1, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N104UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 863
- Aircraft time
- 57,789 hours, 33,664 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5340 · Fuselage Main, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- D5337061320500
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frm 42
- 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.