Service difficulty report · Window Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 9, 2025
Submitted
August 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N608JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02415
Aircraft time
74,886 hours, 27,446 cycles
Part
Window 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 FOUND ON WINDSHIELD CENTER LOWER POST ON UPPER TENSION BOLT AREA ON LH SIDE CRACK LENGTH = 0.250 INCH APPROX; AEROMAN WO#2025-190/1 WCC# 2025-416536 FOR WORK PERFORMED; PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON FUSELAGE WINDSHIELD FRAME AND CENTER POST LH I.A.W. AEM EA 53-0035-25 REV. O COVER PLUS PARTS 1, 2 AND 5), AIRBUS RDAF 81098121/035/2025#A AND EC NO A22-649-02, THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR, CATEGORY B AND MUST BE INSPECTED ON AREA 2: WINDSHIELD FRAMING AT THRESHOLD: 27000 FC (FH NOT RELEVANT) METHOD: HFEC AS PER NTM 53-11-29 OF WINDSHIELD FRAMINGS AFTER REMOVAL OF MIRROR FITTINGS THRESHOLD: 4700 FC.

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