Service difficulty report · Window Post · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 25, 2018
Submitted
January 11, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508JL
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1257
Aircraft time
64,488 hours, 23,697 cycles
Part
Window Post
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
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 CURRENT (6/2018) C10 HEAVY CHECK AT SAL, UNDERGOING REF /3/ INSPECTION WHEN A CRACK WAS FOUND ON WINDSHIELD LT SIDE POST UPPER SECTION AT FR4 (SEE REF /1/ EA FOT DETAILS). WITHOUT ANY SRM REPAIR OPTIONS, CONTACTED AND PROVIDED REF /4/ REPAIR DRAWING. THIS EC A18-496-01 PROVIDES PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS PER REF /2/ RDAS. EC A18-496-02 TRACKS HFEC INSPECTION AT REWORKED AREA EVERY 4150FC; APPROVED THIS REPAIR PER REF /2/ RDAS AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR CATEGORY 'B'. REFER TO EC A18-496-01.

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