Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 26, 2023
Submitted
November 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N552JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01861
Aircraft time
78,707 hours, 28,609 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
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 INDICATION ON FRAME 2 WINDSHIELD CENTER POST LOWER NODE ATTACHMENT POCKET RH SIDE, UPPER TENSION BOLT, CRACK DIRECTION IS 10 OCLOCK, C RACK LENGTH IS 0.090 INCH APPROX, IN COCKPIT (1 EA); REF AEROMAN 2023 - 556997 W/O:2023 275/1, ACCOMPLISHED THE REPAIR OF THE CRACKS FOUND AT THE WINDSHIELD FRAME CENTER POST LOWER ATTACHMENT AREA AND CONTINUITY FITTING/ CRACKS IAW AEM EA 53-0353-23 REV 0 (COVER, PART 1 THRU 7) AND AIRBUS RDAF 81285594/004/2023#A. THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS CATEGORY B AND MAJOR, INSPECTION THRESHOLD AT 27,000 FC(FH NOT RELEVANT), INTERVALS OF 4,700 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), METHOD OF INSPECTION: HFEC AS PER NTM 53-11-29 OF WINDSHIELD FRAMINGS AFTER REMOVAL OF MIRROR FITTINGS I.A.W. AIRBUS RDAF 81285594/004/2023#A.

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