Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 21, 2023
Submitted
December 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1343
Aircraft time
71,415 hours, 29,268 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
D5323171520000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr 35
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

AT C-CHECK IN BFM, DURING INSPECTION OF FWD FACE OF FR 35 LH SIDE BTWN STRG 30 AND STRG 31 WAS FOUND CRACK. REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IAW ECRA 5331-02600 ON VTMAE N/R 81943. THE LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5331-02600. PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER APRIL 14, 2024, BUT BEFORE MAY 14, 2024 FOR PART 3 PERMANENT REPAIR AT FR35 STGR 30LH PER REF ECRA 5331-02600 PART 1A INTERIM RPR, STEP 3. DIP INITIATED TOMC-APPROVAL FROM SC1ELBYC COMMENT TO READ AS FOLLOWS.PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER APRIL 14, 2024, BUT BEFORE MAY 14, 2024 FOR PART 3 PERMANENT REPAIR AT FR35 STGR 30LH PER THE LATEST REVISION OF EC/RA 5331-02600. REPAIR HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED PER ECRA 5331-02600 REV C WITHOUT QC DEVIATIONS. ORIGINAL DISCREPANY FOUND ON VTMAE NON-ROUTINE 81967 AND LP 4456199.

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