Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 1, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
091
Part
Structure
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nr 2 Pylon
Stage of operation
IN
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

NR 2 ENGINE CANTILEVER STRUCTURE FROM RIB 01-07 OUTBOARD SPAR CRACKED. COMPLIED WITH AWA E.R. NR 32-54-20-15. TRANSFERRED TO AWM 106 NR 970009 FOR WEEKLY INSPECTION UNTIL PERMANENT REPAIR. S.IA. NR 54-002-97 ISSUED BY ENGINEERING ON 1-10-97. REQUIRES INSPECTING THE INBD AND OTBD EDGE SPAR ANGLES ON EACH PYLON IN THE AREA BETWEEN RIB 5 AND RIB 6 FOR CRACKS (DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION) AT EVERY C-CHECK.

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