Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 5, 2024
Submitted
October 8, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N559JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01917
Aircraft time
80,942 hours, 29,027 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 200
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, REAR FUSELAGESB53-1491 DOOR STOP FITTING NR 1 STR 22L FR 68 HOLE FILLET RADIUS CRACKED PERMANENT REPAIR; REFERENCES: /1/ AEM EA 53-9041-24 REV 0 (COVER, PARTS 1-4) /2/ AIRBUS RDAF 81468047/003/2024#B /3/ AIRBUS DOSSIER 81468047 /4/ AIRBUS TD REF 81468047/027/2024#B. DESCRIPTION: DURING CURRENT CHECK ON N559JB (MSN: 01917) @ SAL, DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT SB A320-53-1491 REV 02 AND SB A320-53-1288 REV 02, TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND AT FR 68 LH. (1) CRACK ON THE FR 68 LH DOOR STOP FITTING #1, LOWER I/B HOLE AND (2) CRACK ON THE FR 68 LH HORIZONTAL FLANGE RADII. SEE REF /1/ AEM EA 53-9041-24 REV 0 (COVER, PARTS) FOR MORE DETAILS. REPAIRS CONSISTED OF DAMAGE ON CRACK (1) AT THE FR 68 LH DOOR STOP FITTING #1, LOWER I/B HOLE WAS REAMED AS PER SRM 53-41-12-300-008 WITH A REPAIR BUSHING INSTALLED. CRACK (2) ON FR 68 LH HORIZONTAL FLANGE RADII DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AS PER TD 850533481/006/2020#C. AIRBUS ADVISED PROCEEDING WITH REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE TO TASK 53-41-12-300-022. THIS WAS APPROVED THROUGH AIRBUS THROUGH REF /3/ AIRBUS DOSSIER 81468047 AND REF /4/ AIRBUS TD REF 81468047/027/2024#B. AIRBUS PROVIDED DISPOSITION VIA REF /2/, RDAF, INCLUDING FULL REPAIR DISPOSITION AND INSPECTION METHOD/INTERVAL. EC A24-1250-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR IAW REF /1/ AEM EA 53-9041-24 REV 0 (COVER, PARTS) EC A24-1250-02 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH POST REPAIR INSPECTION AT EXTERNAL SURFACES OF THE FRAME WEB (FWD FACE) AND REPAIR PART WEB (AFT FACE) PER AIRBUS RDAF, REF /2/. TH = 60000 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT). INTERVAL = TBD, METHOD TBD. EC A24-1250-03 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH POST REPAIR INSPECTION (FASTENERS HOLES AT FRAME INNER CAP AND MACHINED REPAIR PART ATTACHMENT), PER AIRBUS RDAF, REF /2/. TH = 71400 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT). INTERVAL = TBD, METHOD = TBD. EC A24-1250-04 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH POST REPAIR INSPECTION AT (FASTENER HOLES AT FRAME WEB, MACHINED REPAIR PART AND SEAL PROFILE / BRACKETS ATTACHMENT.), PER AIRBUS RDAF, REF /2/. TH = 82900 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT). INTERVAL = TBD, METHOD = TBD. EC A24-1250-05 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH POST REPAIR INSPECTION AT (REPAIR PART HORIZONTAL FLANGE AND INNER CAP FILLET RADIUS)PER AIRBUS RDAF, REF /2/. TH = 48700 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT). INTERVAL = 19700, METHOD = HFEC AS PER NTM 51-10-08. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS CATEGORY B PERMANENT REPAIR WITH INSPECTIONS REQUIRED IS APPROVED PER REF /2/ RDAF AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR IAW WITH JETBLUE GMM CHAPTER 8.6. (E/C: A24-1250-01)

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