What was found
DURING HEAVY CHECK MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT LEFT BOX BEAM UPPER FLANGE AT FRAME 43 HAS A CRACK INDICATION IN HOLE 9 AT THE 6 OCLOCK POSITION. THE BOX BEAM FLANGE WAS REPAIRED ON EC A320-53-1251 CARD 440395-17020.
- Difficulty date
- March 8, 2017
- Submitted
- March 10, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N637JB
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 2781
- Aircraft time
- 45,159 hours, 15,243 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Box Beam
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Frame 43
- 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.