Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
November 17, 2025
Submitted
December 10, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N194NV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
6889
Aircraft time
21,747 hours, 8,089 cycles
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Damaged
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

THE ACFT WAS NOT GROUNDED. MAJOR REPAIR. PANEL 540KB MANHOLE COVER FASTENER AREA HAS 4 ELONGATED HOLES, IAW ERO A32X-STR-57ERO-00447. COMPLETED WORK STEPS PARA A. .REPAIRED MOUNTING HOLE NR 1 USING SRM 57-21-11-300-002. DAMAGED FULLY REMOVED. REPAIRED HOLES 2-6 IDENTIFIED IN FIGURE 1 IAW SRM 57-21-11-300-002, BUSHING REPAIR HOLE NR 2, SIZE, .433 INCHES. HOLE NR 3 SIZE, .402 INCHES. HOLE NR 4 SIZE, .465 INCHES. HOLE NR 5 SIZE, .3715 INCHES. HOLE NR 6 SIZE, .3715 INCHES. C/W MOUNTING HOLE NR 1 COLD WORK AND FINAL REAMED FASTNER HOLE TO DIAMETER .465 INCHES. FINAL HOLE DIAMETER DISTANCE FROM EDGE OF FASTNER TO FREE EDGE OF THE MAN-HOLE CUTO-OUT IS .4585 INS. ACCOMP WO 537214, AWR ACCOMP IAW GMM CHAP 2 SECTION 6, AIRWORTHINESS RELEASE.

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