Service difficulty report · Pressure Blkhd · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 5, 2022
Submitted
March 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1235
Aircraft time
78,331 hours, 29,250 cycles
Part
Pressure Blkhd
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
L
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 ON FRAME 35 TO PRESSURE BULKHEAD ATTACHMENT AREA FWD FACE AT FASTENER HOLE LOCATED 1 INCH BELOW ST30LH LEVEL, CRACK DIRECTIONS ARE 3 AND 9 OCLOCK, CRACK LENGTH ARE L1=0.375 INCH APPROX, L2=0.28 0 INCH APPROX IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT (2 EA); ACCOMPLISH THE REPAIR OF THE CRACKED HOLES AT FR35 BULKHEAD AND STR 30L IAW AEROMAN EA 53-0592-21 REV .0 (COVER PLUS PARTS 1-7) AND AIRBUS RDAF 80996495/003/2021#A AND JB EC A21-1362-01. .

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