Service difficulty report · Door Sill · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
May 31, 2026
Submitted
May 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N102DN
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
9485
Aircraft time
20,123 hours, 8,503 cycles
Part
Door Sill
Condition
Ground Damage
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE OVERNIGHT IN SAN, THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT DOOR SILL BEAM (P/N: D53475506208) SUSTAINED AN IMPACT BY A CARGO LOADER. THE DAMAGE TO THE SILL CONSISTS OF A 3.625 CRACK COMMON TO THE AFT VERTICAL FLANGE BETWEEN FRAME 55 AND FRAME 55A. REFERENCE FIGURE 1-2 FOR FULL DAMAGE DETAILS. CAREFULLY TRIM OUT THE AFFECTED PART (CRACKED FITTING ONLY) AS PER A321 SRM 51-27-11, BLEND THE TRIMMED EDGES TO ENSURE SMOOTH SURFACE TRANSITION TO THE ADJACENT STRUCTURES TO FACILITATE INSTALLATION OF REPAIR FITTING, INSTALL NEW FITTING (P/N: D534-75516-230-00) AND FILLERS AS PER FIGURE 6.1 TO 6.5 PER ER/A 634685-14. (LP 1622347 - AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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