Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2025
Submitted
April 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531JL
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01650
Aircraft time
78,810 hours, 29,999 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 68 RH SIDE HORIZONTAL FLANGE RADIUS AT STGR 8, WEB AFT FACE. CRACK LENGTH IS 0.210 INCH APPROX AT AFT GALLEY AREA (1 EA); (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1389929 TASKCARD: NR-00028) REF AE WO 2025-134/1. N/R# 2025 - 237225. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR TO THE CRACK HOLES (HOLE 1 AND HOLE 7) ON THE HORIZONTAL FLANGE AT FR68 AND STGR 8RH I.A.W. EC NO. A25-398-01, EA 53-0020-25 REV. 0 (COVER AND PART 1-3) AND RDAF 81571877/003/2025 ISSUE A; THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B, WITH INSPECTION THRESHOLD: 26,300 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), INSPECTION INTERVAL: 26,300 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), INSPECTION METHOD: SA NTM 51-10-08 IN THE REPAIR PART TRANSVERSAL FLANGE FOR LINTEL ATTACHMENT EXTERNAL RADIO. ACCOMPLISHED BY AE TECH# 8600815. AE QC INSP# 244.

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