- 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: CRACK 3 EA: OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT HATCH 834. CRACK 1: 14TH FASTENER (L=0.404"), 2: 15TH FASTENER (L=0.880") AND 3: 16TH FASTENER (L=0.856") ALL FROM UPPER SIDE FWD INNER SEGMENT; REF AEROMAN NR 2022-317576 W/O: 2022 68/1 : ACCOMPLISHED SB A320-52-1144.