# SDR CALA2022100302650

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: October 3, 2022
- Submitted: October 3, 2022
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N432UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432UA), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 587
- Aircraft time: 78,919 hours, 30,850 cycles
- System (JASC): [5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5311)
- 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
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2022100302650

## Discrepancy

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

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.