Service difficulty report · Doubler · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
May 19, 2018
Submitted
January 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N903JB
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5783
Aircraft time
16,785 hours, 5,286 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

DURING C3 CHECK AT LHT (BQN) ON 05/2018, CRACK INDICATION WAS FOUND ON 6 FASTENER HOLES ON THE LIVETV ANTENNA DOUBLER WHILE ACCOMPLISHING LFEC INSPECTION OF THE PEDESTAL DOUBLER (PN: K21105-001). SEE REF /1/ EO FOR MORE DETAILS. LHT REACHED OUT TO THALES FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION AND PROVIDED REF /2/ EA WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THE REPAIR CONSISTS OF REMOVE FASTENERS, ACCOMPLISH INSPECTIONS, REMOVE AND REPLACE DOUBLER & TRIPLER PER THE REF/3/ DRAWINGS. EC A18-415-01 ACCOMPLISHES PERMANENT REPAIR PER REF /1/ EO & REF /2/ EA WITHOUT DEVIATIONS; THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ EA AS CATEGORY A AND CLASSIFIED AS “MAJOR”.

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