Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 10, 2024
Submitted
July 11, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
03072
Aircraft time
64,436 hours, 23,049 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frm 16
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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 16 LH SIDE, DOOR STOP #7 , HOLE H1. CRACK POSITION IS: 7 OCLOCK , DEPTH IS 0.181 INCHES APPROX; REF AEROMAN WO:2024 38/1 WCC:2024-332726. EVALUATED CRACK INDICATION ON FRAME 16 LH SIDE, DOOR STOP #7 , HOLE H1. CRACK POSITION IS: 7 OCLOCK THE SKINS LAYER WERE SEPARATED AND PERFORMED ROTOTEST INSPECTION AT HOLE H1 (UPPER INBOARD) AT LEVEL OF DOOR STOP FITTING 1, FRAME 16 LH SIDE IAW NTM 51-10-01 CRACK INDICATION FOUND ONLY ON INTERCOSTAL LAYER.REMOVED AND REPLACED INTERCOSTAL FITTING LOC. 6 OH SIDE AT LEVEL DOOR STOP #7 IAW DWG D53112300 SRM 51-42-11 REPAIR IS CATEGORY A IAW A320 53-11-12-300-010 FIG 004 (SHEET 01). DONE BY AE TECH#8672118 AE RII QC#284.

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