Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 14, 2021
Submitted
May 17, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N467UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1359
Aircraft time
63,688 hours, 27,579 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Part number
D5348008225300
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr68
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

FOUND R/H FR68, DOOR STOP FITTING #1, LOWER I/B HOLE CRACKED IN AREA 2 DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF EA5340-01724 OPS 002, REV C. REF PEMCO NR.10814.0244 OVERSIZED THE #1 DOOR STOP FITTING LWR I/B HOLE D1 AT R/H FR68 CONCENTRICALLY TO .3890(AREA 2), OVERSIZED HOLE D1 ECCENTRICALLY TO .4970, HOLE D1=.4970(12.62MM), FABBED FREEZE PLUG & INSTALLED REPAIR PART R5342079920101, ACCOMP''D REPAIR OF FR68 R/H #1 DOOR STOP IAW A320 SRM 53-41-12-300-008 AND SRM 53-41-12-300-011. REPAIR REQ''S HFEC RELEVANT FOR EITHER INSPECTION REQUIREMENT PER SRI SUBSEQUENT INSP AT 5800FC INTERVALS, FLIGHT HOURS NOT INSP AT THRESHOLD OF 19500FC FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT, 53-41-12-205-010 FIGURE 001, TABLE 006, SHT 7 DIP 53-DIP NEEDS UPDATE FOR D2 DIMENSION AND REPAIR PART SRM 53-41-12-300-011, FIGURE 8. PN# R5342079920101, M&E# 31-5341-3-0041, SPLICE, FR68,RH WAS INSTALLED DUE TO REWORK AND BUSH OF HOLE D1, HOLE D1 BUSH DRILLED AND REAMED TO .281 FINAL SIZE HOLE D2 =.281, HOLE D3 = .281, HOLE D4 = .281 D1 ECCENTRICALLY TO .4970, HOLE D1=.4970(12.62MM), R/H FR68 CONCENTRICALLY TO .3890(AREA 2), OVERSIZED HOLE OVERSIZED THE #1 DOOR STOP FITTING LWR I/B HOLE D1 AT FABBED FREEZE PLUG & INSTALLED REPAIR PART R5342079920101, ACCOMP''D REPAIR OF FR68 R/H #1 DOOR STOP IAW A320 SRM 53-41-12-300-008 AND SRM 53-41-12-300-011. REPAIR REQ''S HFEC RELEVANT FOR EITHER INSPECTION REQUIREMENT PER SRI SUBSEQUENT INSP AT 5800FC INTERVALS, FLIGHT HOURS NOT INSP AT THRESHOLD OF 19500FC FROM REPAIR EMBODIMENT, 53-41

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