Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 7, 2022
Submitted
July 8, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
568
Aircraft time
78,564 hours, 30,483 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
D5348008224600
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lh 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

LH FR 68, STGR 22 WEB, HORIZONTAL FLANGE RADIUS AFT SIDE OF FRAM E, HAS A CRACK INDICATION AT LOWER SURFACE 1.25" LONG, FROM BELO W RADIUS INTO INBD CAP, TO OTBD DIRECTION. GENERATED BY V061671 ON HAECO LCQ NR 9294408/30408 CCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTIONS ON FRAME REPAIR AT LH FR68 STR22LH ORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 47,883 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. PE CYCLES THEREAFTER." INSP: LC-19 PER PART 2A OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5341-01320 ON OR BEF RFORM REPEAT INSPECTIONS NOT TO EXCEED INTERVALS OF 3,400 FLIGHT PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR ON LH FR68 STR22LH PER ECRA 5341-01320. PER PART 1.2 OF ECRA GENERATE DIP LOGPAGE TO READ AS FOLLOWS "A ADD EMP:V929087 REF ECRA 5341-01320 PER PART 1.2 DIP CREATED TO "ACCOMPLISH TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT INITIAL INSP ON FRAME REPAIR AT LH FR68 STR22LH PER PART 2A OF THE LATEST REV OF ECRA 5341-01320 ON OR BEFORE A/C REACHES 47,883 TOTAL A/C FC. PERFORM REPEAT INSP NOT TO EXCEED INTERVALS OF 3,400 FC THEREAFTER. TOMC APPROVES DIP". QC QC REVIEWED. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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