Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 16, 2023
Submitted
January 16, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N445UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
826
Aircraft time
75,393 hours, 31,473 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Mechanic Error
Location
L2 Doorway
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

UPON REMOVAL OF CORNER FITTING AT FRAME 68 L2 DOOR HAS AN OUT OF ROUND HOLE LWR OUTBRD A3NB-53-3-6299 PER N/R 9292 471/36471. INITIAL INSP OF THE REPAIRED DOUBLE-DRILLED HOLE COMMON TO THE OF ECRA 5340-02083 ON OR BEFORE THE ACFT REACHES 60,000 TOTAL LOWER CORNER FITTING AT FR68 STR23L PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REV ACFT FC. INTERIM REPAIR ACP?D AT FRAME 68 L2 DOOR LOWER CORNER FITTING IAW ECRA 5340-02083. OK TO DIP INTERIM REPAIR TO REAR FUSELAGE FRAME AT FR68 STR23L TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT DOUBLE-DRILLED HOLE PER ECRA 5340-02083. MUST ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTIONS OF THE REPAIRED DOUBLE-DRILLED HOLE COMMON TO THE LOWER CORNER FITTING AT FR68 STR23L PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5340-02083 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 60,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISHED INITIAL INSPECTION OF REPAIRED DOUBLE-DRILLED HOLE QC COMMON TO THE LWR CRNER FITTING AT FR68 STR23L PER PART 2 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5340-02083 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 60,000 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES.

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