What was found
FWD CARGO FRAME 29, STRINGER 43R - 43L SHEAR TIE HAS A CRACK. INSTALLED A NEW SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-44-11, SRM 51-42-11, AND SRM 53-21-12.
- Difficulty date
- August 30, 2016
- Submitted
- September 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N449UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 851
- Aircraft time
- 60,706 hours, 24,009 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 5322 · Fuselage Internal Mounting Structure
- Part
- Shear Tie
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 29
- 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.