Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 22, 2022
Submitted
April 27, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02880
Aircraft time
59,859 hours, 21,375 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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 (I/B AND O/B POSITIONS) AT THE OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH (FWD RH EEH DOOR 843) L= 0.236 INCH APPROX; REF: ARM W/O 2022 3/1 N/R 2022-163377 EMP#86101118 CHECKED BY 8603209 PERFORMED REINFORCED DOOR STRUCTURE MODIFICATION OF EMERGENCY DOOR 843 IAW EC NO A320-52-1144.

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