Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 6, 2022
Submitted
January 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N484UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1609
Aircraft time
58,852 hours, 25,484 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frm 30
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

L/H FR35 STR 30 HOLES #2 HAS CRACK INDACTIONS AT THE 5:00, 6:00, AND 11:00 POSITIONS CONTACT ENGINEERING FOR REPAIR INSTRUCTION BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT. FOR A REFERENCE FOR #2 HOLE. FINIAL HOLE SIZE .250". ACCOMPLISH OF THE REVISION OF ECRA 5331-02825 ON OR BEFORE 38,684 TOTAL AIR WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. PERFORM REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS N INITIAL INSPECTION AT LH FR35 STR30 HOLE #2 PER PART 2 ITEM 2 CRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES OR 82,251 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HOURS, OT TO EXCEED 7,400 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES OR 14,800 AIRCRAFT PERFORMED HOLE OVERSIZING AND STIFFING REPAIR IAW ECRA 5331-0282 UPDATING LIMITS. 5 AND HAECO LCQ REO-L23497 REV IR IS INCLUDED AS APPENDIX A ADD EMP:V061616 DIP 53-DIP . OK TO CARRY PER ECRA 5331-02825, ACP INT INSP @ LH FR 35 STR 30 TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT HOLE 2 PER PART 2 ITEM 2 OF THE LATEST REV OF ECRA 5331-02825 ON OF BEFORE 38684 TOTAL A/C F/C''S OR 85251 TOTAL F/H''S WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. REPEAT INSP REQ AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 7400 F/C''S OR 14800 F/H''S WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST THEREAFTER. TOMC APPROVED : QC REVIEWED. RECORDS UPDATE TOMC APPROVED : QC REVIEWED. INIT: 38,684 TAFC OR 85,251 TAFC INIT WILL AUTO ITO TO RIR -4318 RIR: 14,800 FC OR 7400 FC THEREAFTER...SN

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