Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 17, 2021
Submitted
April 19, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N490UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1728
Aircraft time
59,854 hours, 25,785 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Part number
D5311423020091
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door Frm 16
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DOOR STOP FITTING NO1 FR16L LOWER INBOARD FASTENER HOLE EXHIBITS CRACK BETWEEN THE INTERCOSTAL AND FRAME. (REF AAR NON-ROUTINE 9479245) REF N/R AAR- 9479245 REWORKED DOOR STOP #1 AT FR16L LOWER I/B FASTENER HOLE AS PER EC/RA 5311-02546. PART-1 INTERIM REPAIR STEPS A THRU E. INITIATE A DTA DIP TO READ AS FOLLOWS: ON OR BEFORE AC REACHES 39,485 TOTAL FLT. CYCLES, AND AT INTERVALS NOT EXCEED 13,700 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER, PERFORM INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF ECRA 5311-02546

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