Service difficulty report · Flange · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 4, 2023
Submitted
March 6, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
842
Aircraft time
74,582 hours, 31,117 cycles
Part
Flange
Part number
D534800825200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr68/Str22
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

DURING HMV4 VISIT AT BFM ACCOMPL''G EA5341-01231 (B) CRACKS WERE FOUND AT FR68 LH STGR 22 WEB HORIZ FLANGE UPPER & LWR BOTTOM RADIUS. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ACCOMPL''G EA5340-01724(C) OP2 A CRACK WAS NOTED AT FR68 LH DOOR STOP FITTING #1 WORK ACCOMPLISHED ON VTAERO N/RS 45467 & 45724 EA IS INCLUDED WITHIN THIS ECRA. ECRA REQUIRES DIP THAT STATES T ENGINEERING FOR INSPECION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 OF THE LASTE 800/003/2023#A FOR NECESSARY INSPECTIONS. ON OR BEFORE ACFT 4248 REACHES 45,000 TTL FC, PLANNING TO CONTAC ST REVISION OF ECRA5341-01369. ENGINEERING REFER TO RDAF 81170 ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR PER PART 1 OF ECRA5341-01369 REV ''A'' AND VT MAE EA320-5341-13-A3104 FINAL WITH NO DEVIATIONS. VT MAE LOG PAGE IS FOR DIP REPORTING

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