Service difficulty report · Intercostal · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
July 14, 2019
Submitted
July 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N326US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
282
Aircraft time
82,744 hours, 38,030 cycles
Part
Intercostal
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

CRACK INDICATION ON FRAME 16 LOWER INBD HOLE AT DOOR STOP 7 LT SIDE, C RACK DIRECTION IS 5 OCLOCK. DEPTH IS 0.150 INCH. AT FWD GALLEY AREA ( 1 EA). PERFORMED ROTOTEST INSPECTION ON FASTENERS HOLES OF INTERCOSTAL AT FRAME 16 AND DOOR STOP FITTING 7 4H SIDE AS PER NTM 51-10-01 CRACK INDICATION FOUND ONLY ON INTERCOSTAL FITTING TOOL USED PN 500D SN N5001CR0N102020 DUE DATE 03 JAN 20 THE REPLACEMENT OF INTERCOSTAL IS ACCOMPLISHED ON CARD 92.

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