Service difficulty report · Stop Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 12, 2022
Submitted
October 12, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
571
Aircraft time
78,372 hours, 30,345 cycles
Part
Stop Fitting
Part number
NA
Condition
Unknown
Location
Rh Fr 68 Aft Doo
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

FOUND DISCREPANT HOLE SIZES CANNOT BE VERIFIED WITH A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED REPAIR ON RH FR 68 AFT DOOR STOP FITTING. SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-360057 FR.68 STR.22 PER PART 2.A OF THE LATES REVISION OF EC/RA #5341- INITIAL INSPECTION ON THE FASTENER HOLES AND EXTERNAL SURFACES REACHES 68,245 TOTAL AIRCRAFT (FC) GENERATED ANOTHER DTA DIP 66,245 TOOL A/C (FC) BUT BEFORE 67,245 TOTAL A/C (FC) FOR THE 51-10-01 ON OPEN FASTENER HOLES INVOLVED IN THE REPAIR AREA 01339 ON OR BEFORE THE A/C REACHES 50,045 TOTAL AIRCRAFT (FC), OF THE FRAME WEB/REPAIR PART AT THHE RF.68 STR.22 RH REPAIR LOG PAGE REFERING THE ONE GENERATED IN STEP 3 FOR THE REPAIR EC/RA #5341-01339 PART 2B INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, ACCOMPLISH A CRACK INDICATION NOT FOUND. PERFORMED REPEAT INSPECTION NOT TO EXCEED INTERVALS OF 19,700 ALONG WITH DOOR STOP FITTING #1 TO #7 HOLES PER PART 2.B OF THE ACCOMPLISHED ON FR.68 ALONOG WITH DOOR STEP FITTING #1 TO 7 HFEC ASPER NTM 51-10-08 IN THE AREAS MARKED IN BLUE SHOWN IN (FC), THE REAFTER, GENERATE A DTA DIP LOP PAGE TO ACCOMPLISH LATES REVISION OF EC/RA #5541-01339 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT HOLES PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER AIRCRAFT RACHES APPENIX "A" FIGURE 5, PERFORMED ROTOTEST INSPECTION ASPER NTM PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIIR LOC. FR.68 RH STR.22 WEB STIFFENER AND DOOR STOP FITTING #1 TO #7 HOLES, THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B IAW EC/RA #5341-01339 AND EA #53-0374-22, GENERATE A DIP LOG PAGE TO ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION ON FRAME REPAIR AT RH ADD EMP:V939831

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