Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
September 25, 2023
Submitted
December 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N629VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
03037
Aircraft time
48,746 hours, 18,418 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
D5347055320200
Part serial
NA
Condition
Punctured
Location
Unknown
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

WHILE REMOVAL OF PROFILE IN AFT PIT L/H FRAME 54 NEAR STRINGER 38 INADVERTENTLY DRILLED THROUGH RADIUS OF FRAME. GROUNDED - YES. REMOVED AND REPLACED FRAME SECTION AT L/H FRAME 54 P/N D5347055320200 PO# 1070959.1 IAW AIRBUS DWG D53470330 ISSUE E AND A320 SRM 51-42-11.

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