Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 9, 2018
Submitted
December 11, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
456
Aircraft time
79,724 hours, 30,577 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
D5311423620091
Condition
Cracked
Location
L1 Door Fr16
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

L1 DOOR FRAME 16 STOP FITTING NO. 7 LOWER INBOARD HOLE IS CRACKE D IN INTERCOSTAL FLANGE 12:00. UPPER INBOARD HOLE IS CRACKED IN INTERCOSTAL FLANGE AT 12:00 ON HAECO LCQ REF 9296161 SPEC A3NB-5 3-4-6304 AD 2017-22-03. NR GENERATED BY V061633 REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL AT FR16 AND REPAIR PER ECRA 531 1-02050. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTIONS PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311- 02050 ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES 42,677 FLIGHT CYCLES AND REP ADD EMP:V061616 ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 12,100 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER. OKAY TO CARRY FORWARD WITH INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311-02050 AT OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES 42,677 FLIGHT CYCLES (FC). ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 12,100 FC THEREAFTER. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC REVIEWED. QC REVIEWED. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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