# SDR CALA2023011600133

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 16, 2023
- Submitted: January 16, 2023
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N445UA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N445UA), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 826
- Aircraft time: 75,393 hours, 31,473 cycles
- System (JASC): [5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5310)
- Part: Frame
- Condition: Mechanic Error
- Location: L2 Doorway
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: 9
- Nature of condition: W
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CALA2023011600133

## Discrepancy

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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