Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 6, 2019
Submitted
June 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2314
Aircraft time
58,039 hours, 20,880 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frames 35-36
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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, CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON THE FUSELAGE RH CENTER WING BOX PRESSURE PANEL ATTACHMENT HOLE B BETWEEN FR 35& FR 36. NOTE: NO INDICATIONS WERE FOUND ON THE L/H SIDE OF THE PRESSURE PANEL. THE SUBJECT HOLE WAS REAMED TO REMOVE THE DAMAGE AND AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED. AIRBUS PROVIDED REF. /5/ TD, HAECO ACCOMPLISHED THE TD WITHOUT DEVIATION AND REQUESTED RDAS. REF. /2/ RDAS WAS PROVIDED. EC A19-336-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR AS REF. /1/REO WITHOUT DEVIATIONS. EC A19-336-02 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION OF THE SB CUT OUT AREA AS PER REF. /2/ RDAS. EC A19-336-03 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION OF THE HOLES OUTSIDE SB REINFORCEMENT AS PER REF. /2/ RDAS; THIS REPAIR IS APPROVED AS PER REF. /2/ RDAS. THIS IS A CATEGORY B REPAIR AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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