Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 5, 2019
Submitted
May 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1272
Aircraft time
62,321 hours, 24,998 cycles
Part
Pressure Panel
Part number
D5337090121000
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

LT BETWEEN FR35 & 36 HAS 60 HOLES. HOLE NUMBER 16 IS CRACKED IN THE 7 ''CLOCK POSITION. ALL OTHER HOLES I/B OF CUT OUT HAVE NO REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. HOLES O/B & ALL HOLES IN CROSSBEAM ATTACHMENT HAVE OUT OF ROUND/REJECTABLE DAMAGE. REPAIR REQUIRED PRIOR TO NEXT FLIGHT CYCLE ON REF 9296967 AD RELATED (2018-06 -04). WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EA5330-05216 INSPECTION SEVERAL HOLES WERE FOUND TO BE CRACKED. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR PER PART 1 OF ECRA5331-0 2380. DTA, ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR AT FUSELAGE FR35-36R PRESSURE PANEL HOLES PER PART 3 OF ECRA5331-02380 ON OR BEFORE 2 5OCT2019. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 25AUG2019, BUT BEFORE 25SEP2019 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR.

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