What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE, IT WAS FOUND THAT RIGHT SIDE BOX BEAM FLANGE AT FRAME 43 HAD A CRACK. CUT OUT DAMAGED AREA OF FLANGE IAW EC A320-53-1251.
- Difficulty date
- May 28, 2017
- Submitted
- June 5, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N658JB
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 3150
- Aircraft time
- 40,887 hours, 14,126 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.