Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 13, 2023
Submitted
January 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
826
Aircraft time
75,391 hours, 31,472 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
D5313303220090
Condition
Cracked
Location
Windsheild
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

FLIGHT DECK, AT WINDSHIELD CTR POST, LEFT AND RIGHT CONTINUITY F ITTINGS HAVE CRACK INDICATIONS ON UPPER FLANGE APPROX .55 INCH O UT FROM CENTER POST AD2020-17-03 PER NR9292350/36350 GEN BY V892 444 097. WORK C/W BY LCQ EMP V929087. FOR THE REPAIR TO THE FRONT WI NSPECTION PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5310-08097 O S AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 5,400 ACFT FC, THEREAFTER. NDSHIELD FRAME LH & RH CONTINUITY FITTINGS, ACCOMPLISH INITIAL I N OR BEFORE 36,872 TOTAL ACFT FCS. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTION ACCOMP INTERIM REPAIR AT WINDSHIELD CTR POST, LEFT AND RIGHT CON TINUITY FITTINGS AS PER HAECO REO-L24156 REV IR AND ECRA 5310-08 ADD EMP:V929087 OK TO DIP INTERIM REPAIR TO FRONT WINDSHIELD FRAME LH & RH TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT CONTINUITY FITTINGS PER ECRA 5310-08097. FOR THE REPAIR TO THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FRAME LH & RH CONTINUITY FITTINGS, ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5310-08097 ON OR BEFORE 36,872 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. RII COMPLIED WITH ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 5,400 QC AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, THEREAFTER. QC REVIEWED. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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