Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 11, 2019
Submitted
May 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1272
Aircraft time
62,321 hours, 24,998 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D53370950202
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 FRAME 35 STRINGER 30 HOLE 2 IS CRACKED IN SIDE SHELL LAYER AT 5:00 OUTBOARD LOOKING INBOARD A3NB-53-3-6315 PER NON ROUTINE 9296254 INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED PER ECRA 5331-02382 PART 1. A PERMANENT REPAIR NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-0238 2 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 36398 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES OR 85121 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HOURS, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 34398 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 35398 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES FOR MADE PERMANENT WITH REPEAT INSPECTIONS. ATED FOR DAMAGE TOLERANCE UNDER 14CFR26.43(D) AND WILL LIKELY BE THE PERMANENT REPAIR. NOTE TO PLANNING: THIS ECRA IS BEING EVALU OR 85121 TOTAL FLT HOURS,

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