Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 13, 2019
Submitted
May 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1290
Aircraft time
63,049 hours, 25,290 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
D53370666200
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

CENTER WING TANK FWD SPAR RT LOWER FWD FLANGE OF THE PRESSURE PANEL FASTENER HOLES 7, 16, 23, AND 27 PRODUCED CRACK INDICATION AT THE 6:00 POSITION DURING ABHEC HOLE INSPECTION. ALSO HOLES 17, 19, 24 AND 25 PRODUCED REJECTABLE OUT OF ROUND INDICATIONS DURING ABHEC INSPECTION. AD 2018-06-04. PER NONROUTINE 9298908. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1 OF ECRA 5331-02385. ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT FUSELAGE FR 35-36 RT PRESSURE PANEL HOLES PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-02385 ON OR BEFORE 06NOV2019. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 06SEP2019 BUT BEFORE 06OCT 2019 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED PER ECRA 5331-02385 PART 1. NO PART 2 RECHECK REQUIRED AT THIS TIME. PART 3 TBD BY ENGINEERING. ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT FUSELAGE FR35-36 LT/RT PRESSURE PANEL HOLES PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-02385 ON OR BEFORE 06NOV2019.

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