What was found
AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACK IN FORWARD PRESSURE BULKHEAD STIFFENER, UPPER POSITION FORWARD FACE, AT FR 1, Z-169. REPLACED STIFFENER PER SRM 51-72-11-911-801 AND A319 SRM 51-42-11-801.
- Difficulty date
- January 6, 2026
- Submitted
- February 9, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N830AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A319132
- Aircraft serial
- 1565
- Aircraft time
- 71,920 hours, 34,479 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Stiffener
- Part number
- D5311310020200
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 100
- 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.