Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 21, 2019
Submitted
May 24, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N464UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1290
Aircraft time
63,049 hours, 25,290 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
P53370950210
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

A3NB-533-6315: FR 35 STR 30L, FOUND HOLE #2 TO HAVE CRACK INDICATION IN SKIN LAYER, IN THE 12 O'CLOCK DIRECTION AS VIEWED FROM OUTSIDE AND 2 CRACK INDICATIONS IN THE SIDE SHELL LAYER AT 12 O''CLOCK AND 5 O'CLOCK DIRECTION - ON N/R 9298541 REPAIRED LT FR35 HOLE #2 IAW ECRA 5331-02389. ECRA REQUIRES DTA LOGPAGE TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT FUSELAGE BUTT JOINT FR35 AND STR 30L PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-02389 ON OR BEFORE 14-NOV-2019. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 30-SEP-2019 BUT BEFORE 14-OCT-2019 FOR PERMANENT REPAIR. ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR AT FUSELAGE BUTT JOINT FR35 AND STR 30L PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-02389 ON OR BEFORE 14-NOV-2019. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 30-SEP-2019 BUT BEFORE 14-

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