Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 10, 2023
Submitted
July 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
89,401 hours, 35,145 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
D53111077202
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr4
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

FLIGHT DECK FR4 CENTER POST CONTINUITY FITTING INSPECTION PRODUCED A CRACK INDICATION ON THE L/H SIDE FITTING DURING HFEC INSPEC TION. LOCATION WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE FASTENER, BUSH AND WASHER. PART 3 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT I PART 2 INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS: AT LH AND RH FRONT WINDSHIELD F PERMANENT REPAIR: TO BE DETERMINED BY ENGINEERING PRIOR TO THE NOTED THRESHOLD. NOTE TO ENGINEERING: SB 53-1331 IS IMPACTED ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR IAW ECRA 5310-08179 AT HAECO - LCQ O N HAECO NR# 9298197. AN INITIAL INSPECTION IS REQUIRED PER PART OKAY TO DIP TO ACCOMPLISH INITIAL INSPECTION PER PART 2 OF THE TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT LATEST REVISION OF ECRA 5310-08179 ON OR BEFORE 40,745 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES. ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 5,600 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CYCLES, THEREAFTER REF ECRA 5310-08179 PERFORM HFEC INSPECTION PER NTM 51-10-08 AT LH AND RH FRONT WIND BY THE REPAIR WITH AN ALTERNATIVE INSPECTION PROGRAM DEFINED QC SHIELD FRAME AREAS SHOWN IN FIGURE A. WHEN ACCOMPLISHING INSPEC ABOVE WITHIN ECRA 5310-08179. TION AT THE REPAIRED FASTENER HOLE LOCATION, HFEC INSPECTION NEE DS TO BE PERFORMED AROUND THE INSTALLED WASHER AT THE REPAIRED L RECORDS UPDATE....HC QC REVIEWED INIT :

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