Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 10, 2018
Submitted
January 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1528
Aircraft time
68,498 hours, 24,705 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Damaged
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 C10 CHECK AT LCQ , REJECTABLE INDICATIONS WERE NOTED ON HOLES ‘A’ & ‘7’ DURING ACCOMPLISHMENT OF JBU TASK CARD A320-53-11-00-210-027-221 (ALI 531155-02). SEE FIGURE 1 PER REF/1/ FOR AFFECTED LOCATION DETAILS. REWORKED THE HOLES TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE AND CONTACTED FOR APPROPRIATE REPAIR DISPOSITION PER REF/3/. THIS REO PROVIDES INSTRUCTIONS TO REPAIR THE AFFECTED AREA AS PER REPAIR PER REF/2/AND TECHNICAL DISPOSITION PER REF/4/ WITH APPLICABLE SRM STANDARD PROCEDURES. HOLES 7 AND A ARE TO BE ROTOTEST INSPECTED AT THRESHOLD =8900FC AND IT=6530FC. THIS EC A18-895-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR. EC A18-839-02 IS ISSUED TO ROTOTEST THE HOLES 7 AND 8; THIS PERMANENT REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /3/ RDAS, INSPECTION OF THE HOLE IS REQUIRED AT THRESHOLD 8900 FC INTERVAL 6530 FC, AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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