Service difficulty report · Spar · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
February 23, 2020
Submitted
March 4, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
03398
Aircraft time
43,135 hours, 13,350 cycles
Part
Spar
Part number
D5451865020000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Pylon
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.

What was found

#1 ENGINE AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER INBD SPAR HAS VISUAL CRACK INDICATION IN RADIUS @RIB 11 GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMP. HFEC OF SUPPECTED CRACK IAW A320 NTM 51-10-08, CRACK NOTED APPROX .25" IN LENGTH, REMOVED AND REINSTALLED PNLS 475BR, 475BL, AND 477AL TO F.O.M. IAW A320 AMM 54-53-11, REMOVED AND REINSTALLED AFT MOVABLE FAIRING IAW A320 AMM 54-55-00, REMOVED AND REINSTALLED AFT LOWER FAIRING PER A320 AMM 54-56-0, REMOVED AND REINSTALLED UPPER FWD. FITTING ON AFT FIXED FAIRING PER A320 AMM 20-21-11, REMOVED AND REINSTALLED AFT FIXED FAIRING IAW A320 AMM 54-54-00, REPAIRED AFT FIXED FAIRING UPPER I/B SPAR IAW A320 SRM 54-54-12-C1 REPAIR, REPAIR ANGLE P/N R5451205220400 P/O# 0, AFT MOVABLE FAIRING GAP CHECK GOOD.

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