Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 11, 2019
Submitted
August 15, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N516JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1302
Aircraft time
73,994 hours, 27,446 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
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, FOUND WITH QTY (2) CRACKED HOLES B AND D (PER REF /4/). THE HOLES WERE OVERSIZED IN 1/64TH INCH INCREMENTS TO THE MINIMUM DIAMETER, UNTIL ROTOPROBE YIELDED NO REJECTABLE INDICATIONS. DWG 53113041, REV E, TABLE 8. INSTALL OVERSIZE FASTENERS AS INSTRUCTIONS TO COLD WORK AND INSTALL OVERSIZE FASTENERS IN ASSOCIATED (ADJACENT) HOLES PER REPAIR DRAWING.

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