Service difficulty report · Frame · 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
Frame
Part number
D53111122200
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 WHILE ACCOMPLISHING INSP. OF THE LT SIDE POST FR4 UPPER ATTACHMENT, FOUND CRACK INDICATION ON HOLE LABELE D #3. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR AS PER ECRA 5311-02068 PART 1. CREATED DIP TO ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5311-02068 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 35,700 TFC. PLANNING IS TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 34,700 TFC, BUT BEFORE 35,200 TFC FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIR. INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5311-02068. ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5311-02068 ON OR BEFOR E BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 35,700 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. PLANNING IS TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 34,700 TOTAL AIRCRAF T FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 35,200 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES F OR THE PERMANENT REPAIR.

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