Service difficulty report · Pressure Deck · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
February 5, 2020
Submitted
February 9, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N814UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
862
Aircraft time
68,497 hours, 29,146 cycles
Part
Pressure Deck
Part number
D53370901210
Condition
Cracked
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

REF EA 5330-05216 REV A STEP 3.2 #4 HOLE IS CRACK ON THE ALUMINUM PRESSURE DECK PANEL ONLY. REPAIRED #4 HOLE ON PRESSURE DECK PANEL REF. EC/RA#: 5331-02602. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 OF EC/RA 5331-02602 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACH 85,846 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES OR 181,696 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HOURS WHICHEVER C OMES FIRST. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 73,000 TOTAL A IRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 75,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT 36 HOLES CYCLES FOR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AT LHS PRESSURE PANEL FR 35- CORRECTION SHOULD READ 85746 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES NOT 85846. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 73,000FC BUT BEFORE 75,000 FC. OK TO DIP TILL THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 85,846 FC OR 181,696 FH. TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT UPDATE TO REF FLEET CYCLE NON-ROUTINE NUMBER 9726376 FOR RII AND BUYBACK. QC REVIEWED RECORDS UPDATE QC REVIEWED INIT: PLN/ENG >73,000 <75,000 TAFC T/A: 85,846 TAFC OR 181,696 TAFH..........LT/U224600

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