What was found
LEFT FWD OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FWD LOWER VERTICAL FRAME IS CRACKED. REMOVED FWD LOWER VERTICAL FRAME IAW SRM 51-42-11. NEW VERTICAL FRAME TREATED AND PRIMED IAW SRM 51-21-11. INSTALLED NEW VERTICAL FRAME IAW SRM 51-42-11.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2011
- Submitted
- February 1, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N314US
- Make and model
- Airbus A320211
- Aircraft serial
- 160
- Aircraft time
- 61,496 hours, 27,364 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.