Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 23, 2019
Submitted
January 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
79,155 hours, 30,700 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Part number
D53112169200
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

DURING HMV-4 CHECK AT AAR-ASD WHILE ACCOMPLISHING ALI INSP. 53-11-03, A CRACK WAS FOUND AT LWR INBD HOLE OF THE RT FR20 DOOR STOP FITTING #1 (HOLE #3 AS PER REPAIR DRAWING R531-13118, ISSUE D). ACOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5311-02064. DIP CREATED TO ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AT RH FR20 DOOR STOP FITTING #1 HOLE #3 PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311-02064 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 47,100 TFC. ACCOMPLISH THE REPEAT IN SPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 16,400 AFC THERAFTER. INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5311-02064. ACCOMPLI SH THE INITIAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AT RH FR20 DOOR STOP FITTING #1 HOLE #3 PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311-02064 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 47,100 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH THE REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 16,400 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES THERE AFTER. PER PART 3, REPAIR IS CONSIDERED

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