Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 25, 2022
Submitted
March 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N529JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1610
Aircraft time
77,033 hours, 27,614 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, CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND IN FRAME SEGMENT 1 AT FWD RH SIDE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH (EEH DOOR 843). AFT FRAME SEGMENT L=2.00 INCHES. FWD FRAME SEGMENT L=0.6 0 INCHES.; REF AEROMAN NR 2022-19564 WO 2022 15/1 ACCOMPLISHED REINFORCE DOOR STRUCTURE MODIFICATION ON EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FORWARD RH SIDE AS PER EC NO. A320-52-1144.

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