Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 29, 2018
Submitted
October 1, 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
D5311106121100
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

RT WINDSHIELD SIDE POST UPPER ATTACHMENT AT FRAME 4, RT FRAME 4 FASTENER HOLE HAS CRACK INDICATION. CRACK IS IN THE WINDSHIELD FRAME LAYER ONLY. CRACK REPAIRED PER ECRA 5311-02020. PER THE SAME ECRA STEP 13 NEED TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 OF THE ECRA ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 35,349 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 35,149 TOTAL CYCLES BUT BEFORE 35,249 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIR. DIP FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON NR 9812119. OKAY TO DIP INTERIM RPR ON RT WINDSHIELD SIDE POST PER ECRA 5311-02020. MUST ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5311-02020 ON OR BEFORE THE ACFT REACHING 35,349 TOTAL FLT CYCLES. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 35,149 FLT CYCLES, BUT BEFORE 35,249 TOTAL FLT CYCLES FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIR. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC REVIEWED QC REVIEWED INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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