What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: AFT FASTENER HOLE HAS CRACKS IN UPPER FLANGE OF RIGHT SIDE BOX BEAM LOCATED AT FR43, WATERLINE Z-654, AND BUTT LINE Y-1622. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA, INSTALLED FILLER AND NEW REINFORCING BRACKET FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- July 7, 2021
- Submitted
- July 9, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N667AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1710
- Aircraft time
- 62,570 hours, 24,355 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Flange
- Part number
- D53371316201
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200 - Fuse
- 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.