Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 19, 2025
Submitted
May 20, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02246
Aircraft time
77,654 hours, 27,719 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: HOLE 5 FR16R UPPER DOUBLE JOGGLE AREA AT NOSE FWD FUSELAGE. D= 0.050"@ 5 O'CLOCK LOOKING FROM OUTSIDE; (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1330742 TASKCARD: NR-00020) REF AEROMAN 2025-168992 W/O:2025 82/1: PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON HOLE #5, LOCATED ON FR 16 RH SIDE UPPER DOUBLE JOGGLE AREA DOOR IAW A320 SRM 53-11-12-300-012, FIGURE 012 (SHEET 1). THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B. INSPECTION OF REPAIR IAW SRM 53-11-12-205-008, INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL/ REPAIR EMBODIMENT AT 6800 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS UNTIL 60000 FC/FH NOT RELEVANT 6800 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT), INSPECTION METHOD FOR LEAD HOLE AND ASSOCIATED HOLE REFER TO TASK 53-11-12-300-012 FIGURE 013: FLOWCHART FOR REPETITIVE INSPECTION. FUR-A320-53-02145 CREATED.

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