Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 15, 2025
Submitted
January 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N505JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01173
Aircraft time
87,428 hours, 33,098 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
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: CRACK INDICATION ON FRAME 20 RH SIDE HOLE C (CONFIRM INDICATION USING BOROSCOPE) IN PASSENGER CABIN (1 EA); (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1347560 TASKCARD: NR-00037) REF AEM WO 2024-413/1, NR 2024-749160 ,PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON HOLE C(LEADER HOLE) AND HOLE D (ASSOCIATED HOLE) LOCATED ON FRAME 20, RH SIDE UPPER AREA IAW EA#53-9068-24 PART 1, PART 2, EA COVER REVISION 0, RDAF# 81509341/003/2024#A, EC NO. A24-1584-01. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B. HOLE C AND HOLE D MUST BE INSPECTED AT THRESHOLD (OR INSPECTION START POINT): 8900FC(FH NOT RELEVANT), INTERVAL: 8900FC(FH NOT RELEVANT), METHOD OF INSPECTION: ROTOTEST INSPECTION AS PER NTM 51-10-01 AFTER FASTENER REMOVAL. LIMITATIONS AT FR 20 RHS: AT REPAIRED HOLE C AND ASSOCIATED HOLE D ONLY, ISB 53-1374 IS SUPERSEDED BY THIS INSPECTION PROGRAM. THE ISB REMAINS VALID FOR ALL THE REMAINING HOLES SPECIFIED IN THE ISB. TOOL USED SMALL HOLE GAUGE P/N: S831EZ, S/N: AE-421483, DUE DATE: SEP-05-2025; MICROMETER P/N: 293-344-30, S/N:72787555, DUE DATE : MAY-31-2025,EDDY CURRENT EQUIPMENT PN: NORTEC 600D, SN: 220272512,DUE DATE: JAN-08-2025, CALIPER P/N: 500-197-30 S/N: A23334866 DUE DATE: SEP-03-2025. ACC BY #8600815, AE QC # 116

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