What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: WHILE PERFORMING A ROTOTEST NDT INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND AN INDICATION OF A CRACKED FRAME VERTICAL FACE LOWER FASTENER HOLE AT FR 35.2 AND S30L. REPLACED FRAME PER SRM 51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- October 19, 2023
- Submitted
- November 15, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N551UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320*
- Aircraft serial
- 4940
- Aircraft time
- 38,577 hours, 14,911 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- D5323509220000
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100 - Fuse
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.