Service difficulty report · Flange · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 3, 2022
Submitted
October 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
587
Aircraft time
78,919 hours, 30,850 cycles
Part
Flange
Part number
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr 4 Lh Side
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CRACK INDICATION ON FRAME 4 SIDE POST UPPER ATTACHMENT LH SIDE IN OPEN FASTENER HOLE IN VERTICAL FLANGE, CRACK DIRECTION IS 9 OCLOCK IN COCKPIT (1 EA) SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-393470 REWORKED AREA PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5311- FRAME UPPER ATTACHEMENT AREA PER PART 3 OF OF THE LATEST ENTRY ON LOG PAGE #9658155. . THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY C. ACCOMPLISH INTIAL INSPECTION AT LH PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5311-02894 ON OR BEFORE AI INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 11,000 AIRCRAFT FC THEREAFTER REF ECRA 02894 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 41,850TFC, ACCOMPLISH REVISION OF EC/RA 5311-02894 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES FR4 WINDSHIELD LATERAL FRAME UPPER ATTACHMENT REWORKED AREA PER RCRAFT REACHES 41,850 TOTAL FC. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT 5311-02894. REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 11,850 TFC. 58,150 TFC INSPECTIONS REQUIREMENTS: PERFORM HFEC INSPECTION ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTION OF THE LH FR.4 WINGDSHIELD LATERAL ASPER NTM 51-10-08 AT THE REWORKED AREA, AND PERFORMED SCEPTRE ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR ON LATERAL FR.4 LH SIDE WINDSHIELD A REA IAW ECRA 5311-02894 (EA 53-0330-22 REV. 0 IMBEDDED IN ECRA) ADD EMP:V939197 PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR ON LATERAL FR.4 LH SIDE WINDSHIELD AREA IAW EA# 53-0330-22 COVER REV.O AND EC/RA #5311-02894 THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY C, RE-INSPECTION IS REQUIRED ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION AT LH FR.4 WINDSHIELD LATERAL FRAME UPPER ATTACHMENT ADD EMP:V939167 ALL RII REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED ON HANGER NON

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