- Difficulty date
- July 20, 2022
- Submitted
- July 22, 2022
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 01557
- Aircraft time
- 71,231 hours, 26,164 cycles
- Part
- None
- Condition
- None
- 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: CRACKS 3EA: OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH 843. CRACK 1: 6TH FASTENER (L=0.564"), CRACK 2: 8TH FASTENER (L=0.180"), CRACK 3: 9TH FASTENER (L=0.144") ALL FROM UPPER SIDE AFT INNER SEGMENT; REF AEROMAN NR 2022-317567 W/O: 2022 68/1 : ACCOMPLISHED SB A320-52-1144.