Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 13, 2015
Submitted
March 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
442
Aircraft time
70,412 hours, 26,285 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Stop Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

FRAME 68 AT R2 DOOR LOWER AFT STOP FITTING, INBD LOWER HOLE IS CRACKED AT 6 O’CLOCK. HOLE WAS REPAIRED IAW SRM 53-41-12 PG 222 WITH FREEZE PLUG. THIS IS A CAT B REPAIR & REQUIRES SRI INSPECTION IAW SRM 53-41-12 TABLE 202 ON PAGE 203.

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