Service difficulty report · Pressure Panel · 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
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 AT LCQ WHILE ACCOMPLISHING REF /3/ SB, CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE NR 4 HOLE AT FR35/FR36 OF THE CENTER WING BOX PRESSURE PANEL - LT. PROVIDED REF /2/ TO EXTEND THE PRESSURE DECK MEMBRANE CUT OUT TOWARDS OUTBOARD TO INCLUDE AFFECTED HOLE, ACCOMPLISH HFEC AND CONTINUE WITH REPAIR AS PER REF. /3/ SB WITH ADAPTED DOUBLER AND FILLER DIMENSIONS. ISSUED REF. /1/ REO TO ACCOMPLISH THE WORK. THIS EC A18-896-01 IS ISSUED TO INCORPORATES REF /1/ REO WITHOUT DEVIATION; REF /2/ RDAS APPROVES THIS REPAIR. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A CATEGORY "A" MAJOR REPAIR.

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