Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 6, 2023
Submitted
May 8, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N459UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1192
Aircraft time
70,989 hours, 30,221 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
D534800822530011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rh 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

RH FR 68 STR 22 HAS CRACK INDICATION IN FLANGE RADIUS BEGINNING AT IB CAP RADIUS AND EXTENDING OB APPROX 1.00 INCH PER HAECO LCQ NR 9290240/36240 GENERATED BY V892444 CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED ECRA5341-01390 ON OR BEFORE 49921 FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH CYCLES, THEREAFTER. 1970 FLIGHT CYCLES, THEREAFTER. REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 1970 FLIGHT REPAIR AREA AT RH FR 68 STR 22 FRAME STIFFENER NEEDS INITIAL INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED PER PART 2A OF LATEST REVISION OF ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR ON RH FR 68 STR 22 FRAME STIFFENER CRACK IAW ECRA5341-01390. REPAIR AREA AT RH FR 68 STR 22 FRAME STIFFENER NEEDS INITIAL INSPECTION ACCOMPLISHED PER PART 2A OF LATEST REVISION OF ECRA5341-01390 ON OR BEFORE 49921 FLIGHT PER ECRA 5341-01390 ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION AT RH FR68 TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT STR22 REPAIR AREA PER PART 2A OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5341-01390 ON OR BEFORE 49,921 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 19,700 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, THEREAFTER.? Q/C REVIEWED. Q/C REVIEWED. INSPECTIONS CREATED BY AUTODIP PENDING AIRCRAFT RECORDS AUDIT & UPDATE.

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