Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 2, 2022
Submitted
December 5, 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
D5323736920000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frm 35
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 35 LT SIDE IN OPEN FASTENER HOLE LOWER AND MORE AFT AT LEVEL OF STGR30, CRACK DIRECTION IS 5 OCLOCK IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT (1 EA) AND ANGLE FITTING AT S-30LH IAW PART 2A OF LATEST REVISION OF 104,772 TFH. ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR ON HOLE #2 PART 1 PER ECRA 5331-02976, HFEC AND ROTO INSPECTION DONE AND CRACK-FREE AFTER REWORK. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTIONS ON REPAIRED HOLE #2 IN THE FWD SK TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT IN, AFT SKIN, FR35 LAYER AND ANGLE FITTING AT S-30LH AS PER PART 2A OF LATEST REVISION OF EC5331-02976

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