Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 17, 2025
Submitted
December 15, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N665AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1644
Aircraft time
74,729 hours, 31,258 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Part number
D5713006020400
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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.

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON CENTER BOX FRONT SPAR VERTICAL STRINGER 3 ZONE 1, CRACK DIRECTION AT 3 O CLOCK, L= 0.170 INCH APPROX. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS (PARTIAL BEAM REPLACEMENT) ON FLOORBEAM Y254 LOC. AT LEVEL FR36 FLOOR STRUCTURE VERTICAL STRINGER 3 ON WING BOX FRONT SPAR IAW EA NO. 368253 AND DWG: R57112154 ISSUE C.

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