Service difficulty report · Beam · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 15, 2015
Submitted
September 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N409UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
462
Aircraft time
71,561 hours, 26,570 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 10, AFT SIDE OF HOLE, 6 O'CLOCK, FROM TOP SURFACE OF FLANGE TO A DEPTH OF .110". REPAIRED ON EA 5331-01704 OPS 3 - 12.

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