Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 24, 2018
Submitted
September 28, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
475
Aircraft time
77,944 hours, 30,349 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
D5311275120200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frm 16
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

DURING CURRENT HMV4 CHECK AT ARR-ASD, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING INSPEC TION IAW ALI 53-11-03, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE INTERCOSTAL & FRAME LAYERS AT LWR I/B FASTENER HOLE OF FR16 L1 DOOR STOP FIT TING #1 (HOLE #3 AS PER AIRBUS REPAIR DRAWING R531-12118, ISSUE D). REPAIRED L1 PASSENGER DOOR CUTOUT STOP FITTING #1 AT FR16 IAW ECRA 5311-02007. ACCOMPLISH THE INITIAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311-02007 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES ADD EMP:U355101 44649 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH THE REPEAT INSPEC TIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 14300AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES THE REAFTER.

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