Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 15, 2022
Submitted
November 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
571
Aircraft time
78,372 hours, 30,345 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
D5348006228600
Condition
Damaged
Location
Frm 66
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 LH FR 66 AFT DOOR STOP FITTING SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-360050 ATTACHMENT HOLES PER PART 2 OF LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5341-01 CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER 90,645 TOTAL FLIGHT AIRCRAFT CYCLES INDICATION FOUND.PERFORMED ROTOTEST INSPECTION ASPER NTM -333 ON OR BEFORE 92,645 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES.GENERATE A BUT BEFORE 91,645 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES FOR THE ECRA 51-10-01 IN ALL OPEN FASTENERS HOLES OF DOOR FITTING STOP AND 2ND DIP LOGPAGE REFERENCING THE ONE GENERATED FOR THE REPAIRED 5341-01333 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. PERFORMED HFEC EDDY CORRENT NO CRACK INDICATION FOUND HOLES ON THE LH FR 66 DOOR STOP FITTING #1 THRU #7, PLANNING TO AS PER NTM 51-10-08 ON ALL SURROUNDING AREAS AND NOT CRACK PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR LOC. LH FR 66 DORR STOP FITTINGS 1 THRU 7 HOLES, THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B IAW EC/RA 5341-01333 REV A AND EA 53-0361-22. GENERATE DTA DIP LOG PAGE TO ACOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION AT THE LH FR 66 DOOR STEP FITTING 1 THRU 7. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION AT THE LH FR66 DOOR STOP REVISION OF ECRA 5341-01333 ON OR BEFORE 92,645 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FITTINGS #1 THRU #7 ATTACHMENT HOLES PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST FLIGHT CYCLES." SEE LP 9787743 FOR 2ND DIP REQUIRED. PERFORMED PART 1 INTERIM REPAIR PER AEROMAN EA-53-0361-22 REV0 AS APPENDIX A IN ECRA 5341-01333. GENERATE DTA DIP TO READ AS OK TO CARRY INITIAL INSPECTION OF REPAIR AT LH FR66 DOOR STOP.

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