Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 26, 2025
Submitted
October 1, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N474UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1475
Aircraft time
68,689 hours, 29,859 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Part number
D531124240000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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

LEFT FRAME 16 DOUBLE JOGGLE AREA HOLE 18 HAS CRACK INDICATION IN FRAME LAYER AT 5 O`CLOCK, DIRECTION 50%. REMOVED FASTENERS COMMON TO #18 (LEADER), #19 (ASSOCIATED). REF SRM 51-42-11/001. HOLE #18, #19 DIA. = NOMINAL. REAMED HOLE 18 TO MAX DIA. OF .34220? IN FRAME LAYER ONLY IAW SRM 53-11-12-300-012. PERFORMED ROTO PROBE INSP. OF HOLE 18 NO CRACK INDICATION OR DAMAGE NOTED. REF. NTM 51-10-01. REAMED HOLE #18 TO .3421IN ALL LAYERS REF. SRM 53-11-12-300-012. INSTALLED FASTENERS AT HOLES #18, #19 REF. SRM 51-42-11/001. RESTORED TOPCOAT TO AREA REF. SRM 51-75-12-900.

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