What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR FORWARD HINGE FITTING FORWARD FACE CRACKED ON THE KEEL BEAM BETWEEN FR 42 AND FR 43 AT S36R. REPLACED HINGE FITTING PER EA 346975.
- Difficulty date
- June 8, 2023
- Submitted
- August 18, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N722US
- Make and model
- Airbus A319112
- Aircraft serial
- 1097
- Aircraft time
- 63,171 hours, 37,511 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge Fitting
- Part number
- D5337062220400
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 700 - Gears
- 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.