Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 24, 2022
Submitted
November 25, 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
D5311104920400
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frame 4 Side Po
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

CRACK INDICATION ON FRAME 4 SIDE POST UPPER ATTACHMENT LH SIDE IN OPEN FASTENER HOLE AT VERTICAL FLANGE, CRACK DIRECTION IS 9 OCLOCK IN COCKPIT (1 EA) SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-359865 3 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA #5310-08051 ON OR BEFORE THE T ENGINNEERING AFTER 55,645 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES BY OF EC/RA # 5310-08051 ON THE REPAIR OF THE LATERAL WINDSHIELD THEREAFTER. AIRCRAFT REACHES 57,645 TATAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES GENERATED BEFORE 56,645 TOTAL,AIRCRAFT CYCLES FOR THE AIRCFRAFT EC/RA FRAME UPPER MODE AREA ON BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 41,345 ANOTHER DIP LOGPAGE REFERECING THE LOGPAGE NUMBER GENERATED FOR 5310-080-51 PERMANENT REPAIR GENRATED THIRD DIP LOGPAGE TO TOTALHEREAFTERCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. PERFORME REPEAT THE LATERAL WIND SHIELD FRAME UPPER MODE AREA PLANNING TO CONTAC ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION INSPECTION AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 11,000 FLIGHT CYCLES INTERIM REPAIR NOSE FWD FUSELAGE-LH WINDSHEIELD FR 4 HOLE CRACK THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY C IAW EC/RA # 5310-08051 AND EA# 53-0334-22 GENERATED A DIP LOGPAGE TO ACCOMPLISH A PERMANENT REPAIR OF THE LATERAL WINDSHIELD FRAME UPPER MODE AREA PER PART ADD EMP:V9652908 EA PER PART 3 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5310-0851 ON OR BEF EE LP''S 9795166 AND 9795245 FOR 2 MORE DIPS REQUIRED PER ECRA 53 ORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 57,645 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES." S 10-08051.CURRENT TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES IS 30,345. PER PART 1 STEP 2 GENERATE A DIP TO READ AS FOLLOWS "A

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