Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 11, 2019
Submitted
January 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N425UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
508
Aircraft time
77,637 hours, 30,328 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Part number
D5311275120000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

REF N/R 9815069, ROTO PROBE INSP SHOWS CRACK INDICATION @ LT SIDE FR16 DOOR STOP FITTING NR 1 (BOTTOM FITTING), LOWER I/B HOLE. REPAIRED LOWER I/B HOLE OF DOOR STOP NR 1 ON FR16 LT IAW EC/RA 5311-02052. ACCOMPLISH THE INTIAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5311-02052 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 39,728 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH THE REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVAL NOT TO EXCEED 9,400 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER. OKAY TO DIP TO ACCOMPLISH THE INTIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF EC RA 5311-02052 ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES 39,728 TOTAL AIRCRAF T FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH THE REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 9,400 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER REF ECRA 5 311-02052. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT QC QC REVIEWED. RECORDS UPDATE INIT: TAFC RIR: 9400 FC INIT WILL ITO TO RIR...DB/U359554.

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