Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 21, 2020
Submitted
January 27, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
865
Aircraft time
69,195 hours, 27,997 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D2827004
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frames 35-36
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

DURING INSPECTION LEFT FRAMES 35-36 IAW EA5330-05216, FOUND MULTIPLE HOLES WITH DEFECTS AND CRACKS. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR IN REF TO PART 1 OF ECRA5331-02575, ACCOMPLISH PERMANENT REPAIR PER PART 3 OF ECRA 5331-02575, ON OR BEFORE 84597 FLIGHT CYCLES OR 180395 FLIGHT HOURS COMES FIRST REF ECRA 5331-02575 TO ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 ON OR BEFORE A/C REACHES 84,597 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES OR 182,395 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 75,000 FC BUT BEFORE 80,000 FC FOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.

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