Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 28, 2026
Submitted
January 29, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02781
Aircraft time
74,172 hours, 26,345 cycles
Part
Door 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 LOWER INB HOLE OF DOOR STOP FITTING Ñ1 FR 68 LH. CRACK DIRECTION 7 AND 12 OCLOCK LOOKING AFT. CRACK D= 0.170 INCH; (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1427178 TASKCARD: NR-00041) REF AEROMAN WO 2025 415/1 NR 2025-762622, PERFORMED PERMANENT REAIR LOC ON LOWER INB HOLE OF DOOR STOP FITTING #1 FR 68 LH IAW A320 SRM 53-41-12-300-011 THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B INSPECTION THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL / REPAIR EMBODIMENT 19700(FC) / (NOT RELEVANT )(FH), SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT INTERVALS OF: 19700FC / (NOT RELEVANT )(FH). INSPECTION METHOD: HFEC. IAW A320 SRM 53-41-12-205-010 TABLE 6.

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