Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 4, 2023
Submitted
April 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1163
Aircraft time
70,529 hours, 30,248 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
D5348008225200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr68
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

WHILE PERFORMING EA 5341-01231 REV B OP 1 (AIRBUS SB A320-53-1491 REV 00), CRACKS WERE FOUND AT FR68 LHS STGR 22 WEB HORIZONTAL FLANGE RADIUS AND IN A STOP FITTING HOLE. EMENTS. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 O REACHES 49,948 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIO F LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5341-01384 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT NS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 19,700 FLIGHT CYCLES THEREAFTER. LH FR68 AT STGR22 INNER CAP AND WEB HORIZONTAL FLANGE WAS REPAIR ED AT BFM. REPAIR IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION WITH INSPECTION REQUIR ADD EMP:V933868 CARRY APPROVED PER ECRA 5341-01384. ACCOMPLISH INITIAL TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2 OF LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5341-01384 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHES 49,948 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 19,700 FLT CYCLES THEREAFTER. INSPECTIONS ACCOMPLISHED ON STENGINEERING NRC 53054 QC REVIEWED QC REVIEWED INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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