Service difficulty report · Profile · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 3, 2022
Submitted
December 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
456
Aircraft time
88,548 hours, 34,587 cycles
Part
Profile
Part number
D5227900200654
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rh Fwd Dr
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

RH FWD EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH, LH LOAD TRANSMITTING PROFILE SHOWS EVIDENCE OF A CRACK EMANATING FROM RIVET HOLE. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AT RH FWD OF THE LATEST REVISION OF THE ECRA 5211-01792 ON OR BEFORE EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH, ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2 98,857 TC. CURRENT AC TC IS 34,587. THE REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN PART 1 OF ECRA 5211-01792 AND IS A CAT B REQUIRING REPETITIVE INSPECTION (RIR) STATED IN PART 2 FOR THE INTERIM REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED AT RH FWD EMERGENCY EXIT TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT HATCH, ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF THE ECRA 5211-01792 ON OR BEFORE 98,587 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES.

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