What was found
DURING CURRENT CHECK, AEM REPORTED CRACKS ON THE WINDSHIELD FRAMING CENTER POST LOWER ATTACHMENT ON BOTH SIDES OF AREAS C & D. DAMAGE REMOVED BY FOLLOWING CRACK ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES, REF /3/, FOR BOTH AREAS. AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED FOR ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINE AEM SHOULD FOLLOW REPAIR SOLUTIONS RS2 & RS7 OF. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF MIRROR FITTING IMPLEMENTATION FOR AREAS C AND BUSHING REPAIRS FOR AREAS D, CONTINUITY FITTINGS HAD NO CRACKS BUT WERE REPLACED TO IMPROVE THE FATIGUE LIFE OF THE REPAIR, EC E24-909-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR IAW EC E24-909-02 POST-REPAIR INSPECTIONS OF THE CONTINUITY FITTINGS TH = 29500 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), INT = 8700 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), HFEC AS PER NTM 53-11-29 AFTER SHIM REMOVAL. EC E24-909-03 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST-REPAIR INSPECTION OF THE WINDSHIELD FRAMING AT TH = 27000 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), INT = 4700 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), HFEC AS PER NTM 53-11-29 AFTER MIRROR FITTING REMOVAL. EC E24-909-04 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE INSPECTION OF THE MIRROR FITTING AND IS PENDING OEM APPROVAL TH = 60000 FC. EC E24-909-05 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE INSPECTION OF THE LT & RT HOLE D1 AND IS PENDING OEM APPROVAL TH = 60000 FC. THIS PERMANENT REPAIR IS APPROVED PER REF /6/, RDAF AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR (E/C: A24-909-01).