Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 21, 2019
Submitted
April 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N461UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1266
Aircraft time
62,415 hours, 24,806 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D53230347200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frame 35
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ROTO PROBE INSEPCTION SHOWS CRACK INDICATION AT FUSELAGE SKIN, FR35, STR30, LH SIDE, LOWER AFT HOLE INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5311-02126. DTA DIP INITIATED TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR ON OR BEFORE 10 OCT 1 9. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 10 AUG 19 BUT BEFORE 10 SEP 19 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. NOTE TO PLANNING, THIS EC RA IS BEING EVALUATED FOR DAMAGE TOLERANCE UNDER 14CFR 26.43 AND WILL LIKELY BE MADE PERMANENT WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5311-02126. PART 2 INSPECTION AND PART 3 PERM REPAIR TO BE DETERMINED BY ENGINEERING. ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR ON OR BEFORE 10OCT2019.PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 10AUG2019 BUT BEFORE 10SEP2019 FOR THE PERMANENT REPAIR.

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