Service difficulty report · Stiffener · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 3, 2022
Submitted
October 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
587
Aircraft time
78,919 hours, 30,850 cycles
Part
Stiffener
Part number
D5311001801502
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lateral Window
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 FOUND ON VERTICAL STIFFENER OF THE LATERAL WINDOW FRAME 4 RIGHT SIDE LENGTH APPROXIMATELY =0.278 INCHES SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-393434. INDICATION NOT FOUND IAW NTM 51-10-08. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY A AND RE-INSPECTION ARE NOT REQUIRED PERFORMED SCEPTRE ENTRY LOG PAGE NUMBER 9388556 ACCOMPLISED WORK INSTRUCTIONS IAW EA 5310-07673 REV B OPERATION 004 AND EA 5310-07673 REV B OPERATION 008 INITIAL MEASURE OF CRACK WAS 0.278 INCHES PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION ON MACHINED AREA OF STIFFENER LOC FR4 RH SIDE AND CRACK ADD EMP:V939160

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