Service difficulty report · Frame · 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
Frame
Part number
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr 68 R 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 FRAME 68 RH SIDE IN OPEN FASTENER HOLE LOWER INBOARD AT DOOR STOP 1 POSITION, CRACK DIRECTION IS 12 OCLOCK, REPAIR BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT AT AFT GALLEY AREA (1 EA). SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-359849 PER PART 2.A OF THE LATES REV. EC/RA 5341-01339 ON OR BEFORE THE AND EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE FRAME WEB/REPAIR PART AT THE FR.68 REFERENCING THE ONE GENERATED IN STEP 3 FOR THE REPAIR 5341-01339 PART 2.B INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS, ACCOMPLISHED A INDICATION NOT FOUND. A/C REACHES 50,045 TOTAL A/C "FC" PERFOR REPEAT INSPECTION NOT STR.22 REPAIR ALONG WITH DOOR STOP 1 TO 7 HOLES PER PART 2.B. ACCOMPLISHED ON FRAME 68 ALONG WITH DOOR STOP FITTING 1 TO 7 HFEC ASPER NTM 51-10-08 IN THE AREAS MARKED IN BLUE SHOWN IN TO EXCEED INTERVALS OF 19,700(FC) THE REAFTER GENERATE A DTA DIP OF THE LATES REV. OF EC/RA 5341-01339 ON OR BEFORE THE A/C HOLES PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER A/C REACHES 66,245 APPENIX A FIGURE 5 AND ROTOTEST INSPECTION ASPER NTM 51-10-01, LOG PAGE TO ACCOMPLIIS INITIAL INSPECTION ON THE FASTENERS HOLE REACHES 68,245 TOTAL A/C (FC) GENERATED ANOTHER DTA DIP LOG PAGE TOTAL A/C (FC) BUT BEFORE 67,245 TOTAL A/C (FC) FOR THE EC/RA ON OPEN FASTENERS HOLES INVOLVED IN THE REPAIR AREA, CRACK PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR 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 REPAIIR AT FR.68 STR.22 ADD EMP:V939831

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