Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 5, 2022
Submitted
May 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1533
Aircraft time
59,798 hours, 25,707 cycles
Part
None
Part number
D5337090121000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lhs
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 HMV-3 CHECK AT VT MAE, PRODUCTION REPORTED CRACK INDICATION AT PRESSURE PANEL LAYER (LHS) ON HOLES #24 AND #26, ADDITIONALLY HOLES #5 THRU #12 WERE FOUND CRACKED. ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT 4278 ACCUMULATES 80,400 TOTAL FLIGHT CENTER FUSELAGE PRESSURE DECK MEMBRANE AT FR35LH PER PART 2 OF CYCLES OR 160,800 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS WHICHEVER IS FIRST, INSPECT THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5331-02898. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR ON HOLES #24 AND #26, AND HOLES #5 THRU #12 PER ECRA 5331-02898. WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY VTMAE EMP V935774. OK TO CARRY PER ECRA 5331-02898, ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT 4278 TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT ACCUMULATES 80,400 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES OR 160,800 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS WHICHEVER IS FIRST, INSPECT CENTER FUSELAGE PRESSURE DECK MEMBRANE AT FR35LH PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5331-02898. INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED ON ST ENGINEERING NRC 0027382 QC QC REVIEWED. T/A : 80400 TAFC/ 160800 TAFH INIT (PLNG/ENG) : REFER LP 8529832...........AP/U366012 RECORDD UPDATE - AP RECORDS UPDATE - AP

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