Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 11, 2018
Submitted
January 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N587JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2177
Aircraft time
57,072 hours, 20,370 cycles
Part
Pressure Panel
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 HEAVY MAINTENANCE, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON MULTIPLE HOLES. REFER TO EC A18-465-01. FUSELAGE / CENTER FUSELAGE / FR36 LT PRESSURE PANEL (ACCOMPLISHMENT OF SB 53-1263) CRACKED FASTENER HOLES - TEMPORARY REPAIR; THIS TEMPORARY REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ RDAS AS CATEGORY C AND CLASSIFIED AS “MAJOR”.

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