Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 27, 2022
Submitted
June 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02832
Aircraft time
60,572 hours, 21,402 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, SEVERAL CRACK INDICATIONS WERE FOUND ON AFT INNER FRAME SEGMENT (1) LOC EMERG EXIT DOOR 844. CRACK LENGTH 0.150" AT FOURTEENTH FASTENER. CRACK LENGTH 0.250 INCH LOCATION FIFTEENTH FASTENER FROM UPPER SIDE; ACCOMPLISHED EC# A320-52-1144-04 ON EMERG EXIT DOOR 844 FOR REPLACEMENT OF FRAME REINFORCE DOOR STRUCTURE (WO#1175016) AEROMAN RII QC220AE -MAJOR REPAIR REF AEROMAN WO#2022-167/1 WCC#2022-351258 FOR ORIGINAL FINDING.

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