Service difficulty report · Beam · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 9, 2015
Submitted
September 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
69,682 hours, 26,497 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Beam
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

LEFT SIDE BOX BEAM UPPER FLANGE AT FRAME 43 HAS CRACK INDICATION AT HOLE NR 9 AT 11 O`CLOCK POSITION. CRACK IS INSIDE AREA A. HOLE DIAMETER START AT .248 AT LOWER SURFACE OF BOX BEAM UPPER FLANGE TO .252 AT UPPER SURFACE OF PRESS PLATE FITTING. REPAIRED IAW EA 5331-0107 4 OPS 1 - 12.

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