What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE, WINDSHIELD FRAME CENTER POST, LOWER NODE AREA CRACKED. REFERENCE: EA 53-0097-25, SB A320-53-1331, RDAF 81709993/003/2025 A, MESSAGE 81709993/010, REPAIR INSTRUCTION R53113430, ISSUE G, REPAIR INSTRUCTION R53112919 ISSUE K, REPAIR INSTRUCTION R53113426, ISSUE G, REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS R53113672 ISSUE D, . DURING THE CURRENT C7 CHECK, WHILE PERFORMING NDT INSP, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE WINDSHIELD FRAME CENTER POST LOWER ATTACHMENT AT AREAS C1 (LT) & A1 (RT). THE DAMAGES REWORKED, BUT THERE WAS NO REFERENCE TO REPAIRING THE DAMAGE IAW OEM MANUAL. REVIEWED DAMAGES IAW REPAIR INSTRUCTION, INDICATES THAT MIRROR FITTING REPAIR MUST BE EMBODIED. MESSAGE WHICH PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS TO REWORK AREA C1(LHS) AND SPOT FACE AREA A1(RHS) AND PERFORM THE MIRROR FITTING REPAIR PER REF /5/. THE LH & RH CONTINUITY FITTINGS WILL ALSO BE REPLACED PER THE REF /6/ RI AND THE TITANIUM PANEL REMOVED FOR ACCESS/REINSTALLED PER THE REF /7/ RI. AIRBUS APPROVED THIS REPAIR PER THE REF /3/ RDAF AS PERMANENT WITH POST REPAIR INSPECTIONS REQUIRED. THE REF /1/ EA PROVIDES THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIS REPAIR. THIS EC IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS PER THE REF /1/ EA AND COMPLIES WITH REF /3/ RDAF WITHOUT DEVIATION. THIS EC A26-067-01 PROVIDES THE PERMANENT REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS EC A26-067-02 PROVIDES THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR AREA 1 ON THE CONTINUITY FITTINGS AFTER SHIM REMOVAL (METHOD: HFEC PER NTM 51-10-08, THRESHOLD: 29500FC FROM REPAIR, INTERVAL: 8700FC). EC A26-067-03 PROVIDES THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR AREA 2 ON THE WINDSHIELD FRAMINGS AFTER REMOVAL OF MIRROR FITTINGS (METHOD: HFEC PER NTM 53-11-29, THRESHOLD: 22100FC FROM REPAIR, INTERVAL: 4100FC) EC A26-067-04 PROVIDES THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AREA 3 (METHOD: TBD, THRESHOLD: 60000FC FROM REPAIR, INTERVAL: TBD). NOTE: THE REF /2/ SB IS NO LONGER APPLICABLE FOR THIS A/C AND WILL BE ADDRESSED IN EC A320-53-1331 AND 2020-17-03-FAA. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS CATEGORY B PERMANENT REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /3/ RDAF AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR.