Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 30, 2022
Submitted
December 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N480UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1555
Aircraft time
59,245 hours, 25,535 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Frm 16
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

DURING ROTO PROBE INSPECTION OF RHS FR16 #7 DOOR STOP, HOLE#1 AND #3 FOUND WITH REJECTABLE INDICATIONS FRAME AND INTERCOSTAL LAYERS. REPAIR BEFORE NEXT FLIGHT. AND #3 AND ASSOCIATED HOLES #2 AND #4 AT FR16 RHS DOOR STOP 5311-02919. THERE AFTER REPEAT INSPECTION AT 13,700 FLIGHT CYCLE FITTING #7 PER PART 2 STEP 1 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC INTERVALS. ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT N480UA (4280) ACCUMULATES 39,235 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, PERFORM INSPECTION OF REPAIRED HOLES #1 OK TO CARRY PER ECRA 5311-02919, ON OR BEFORE THE A/C REACHES TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT 39235 TOTAL F/C''S, PERFORM INSPECTION OF REPAIRED HOLES 1 & 3 AND ASSOCIATED HOLES 2 & 4 AT FR 16 RHS DOOR STOP FITTING #7 PER PART 2 STEP 1 OF THE LATEST REV OF ECRA 5311-02919. REPEAT INSP EVERY 13700 F/C''S. PERFORMED REPAIR OF RHS FR16 DOOR STOP #7 HOLE #1 AND #3 PER Q/C. PART 1 OF EC/RA 5311-02919. TRANSCRIBED ON VT MAE N/R 39164. Q/C. INIT: 39235 TAFC INIT WILL ITO TO RIR RIR: 13700 FC ....VC/U392424 RECORDS UPDATE ....VC

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