Service difficulty report · Doubler · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 2, 2019
Submitted
September 13, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2386
Aircraft time
58,590 hours, 20,967 cycles
Part
Doubler
Condition
Damaged
Location
R1 Door
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, THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE AGING AIRCRAFT REPAIR INSPECTION (PER REF /4/), AN EXISTING REPAIR DOUBLER WAS FOUND ON THE LOWER AFT CORNER OF THE FWD PASSENGER (R1) DOOR (P/N: D5211200300100 & S/N: LE 3463). RECORDS WERE RESEARCHED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THIS REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED PER THE REF /5/ JB DEFECT, WHEN THE DOOR HAD 160FC/481FH. THIS REPAIR WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE DAMAGED. RE-ACCOMPLSISHED THE DOUBLER REPAIR PER THE REF /3/ SRM. DUE TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE AGING AIRCRAFT INSPECTIONS, INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT MANUFACTURER WITH ALL REPAIR DETAILS, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO ANY REUSED HOLES – FOR EVALUATION AND INITIATION OF DTA (DUE TO REUSED HOLES). PROVIDED THE REF /2/ RDAS, WHICH APPROVES THE REPAIR PER THE REF /3/ SRM TASK AS PERMANENT WITH POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS REQUIRED (METHOD: TBD, THRESHOLD: 60000FC, COUNTED FROM ORIGINAL REPAIR @ 160FC. INTERVAL: TBD) THIS EC ACCOMPLISHES THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ EA AND COMPLIES WITH REF /2/ RDAS WITHOUT DEVIATION. (1) THIS EC A19-630-01 ACCOMPLISHES THE PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. (2) EC A19-630-02 ACCOMPLISHES THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS; THIS PERMANENT CATEGORY B REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /2/ RDAS AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.

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