Service difficulty report · Angle · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 24, 2019
Submitted
June 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2284
Aircraft time
58,524 hours, 20,888 cycles
Part
Angle
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing To Fuselage
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, WHILE ACCOMPLISHING REF /4/ SB, CRACK DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE TI ANGLE & SHEAR PLATE LOCATED AT FR41-42 RH OF WING TO FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. REPLACED TI ANGLE WITH NEW, CUT OUT OF CRACK DAMAGE ON SHEAR PLATE, PERFORM DVI, HFEC & ROTO TEST INSPECTIONS, FABRICATE & INSTALL REPAIR FILLER AND DOUBLER, AND RESTORE SURFACE PROTECTION PER SRM ON THE SHEAR PLATE. THIS EC A19-424-01 ACCOMPLISHES PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ EA & REF /2/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATIONS; THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED VIA REF /2/ RDAS AND THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS “MAJOR”.

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