Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 17, 2022
Submitted
August 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
678
Aircraft time
74,602 hours, 30,793 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
D5313322820190
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fitting Rh Side
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

CRACK INDICATION ON CONTINUITY FITTING RH SIDE. CRACK LENGTH 0.2 00 INCHES APPROX. SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-293704 01 CRACK INDICATION NOT FOUND DIP REPETITIVE INSPECTION REPAIR IS CATEGORY B. REQUIRED AFTER 57,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CICLES BUT BEFORE 58,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CICLES FOR EC 5311-02858 PART 2 INSPECTION REQUIREMENT IAW EC/RA #5311-02858 PART 1 STEP 7. THIS PERFORMED PERMANET REPAIR (REPLACED)CONTINUITY FITTING RH SIDE IAW EA #53-0214-22 PART #1 THRU PART #4 COVER REVISION #0 AND EC/RA #5311-02858. ROTO TEST INSPECTION OF THE CONTINUITY FITTINGS TO SPLICE FITTINGS 3 FASTENER HOLES IAW NTM 51-10- ADD EMP:V938881 OF LATEST REVISION OF EC5311-02858 ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES P REFERENCING THE ABOVE DIP LOGPAGE # TO STATE "PLANNING TO CONT 000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR EC5311-02858 PART 2 - INSPECTION REQ F LATEST REVISION OF EC5311-02858 ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES REFERENCING THE ABOVE DIP LOGPAGE # TO STATE "PLANNING TO CONT 00 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FOR EC5311-02858 PART 2 - INSPECTION REQ 61,393 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. SEE LP 9328042 TO GENERATE A 2ND DI ACT ENGINEERING AFTER 57,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 58, UIREMENTS. 61,393 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. SEE LP 9328042 TO GENERATE A 2ND DIP ACT ENGINEERING AFTER 57,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES BUT BEFORE 58,0 UIREMENTS. GENERATE A DTA DIP TO "ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD F GENERATE A DTA DIP TO "ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD F RAMING LOWER CENTER POST AND CONTINUITY FITTINGS AS PER PART 2 RAMING LOWER CE

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