What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK FOUND ON FRAME LOCATED AT STA FR43, STR 21 AND STR 22. LENGTH = 3 INCHES. REPLACED SECTION FR 43 BETWEEN STR 18 AND STR 24 LEFT SIDE IN PASSENGER CABIN PER EA NUMBER 331196.
- Difficulty date
- November 1, 2021
- Submitted
- November 2, 2021
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N649AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 803
- Aircraft time
- 77,307 hours, 30,461 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- D53370043206
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 200 - Fuse
- 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.