Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
February 8, 2026
Submitted
February 11, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N613JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02449
Aircraft time
76,940 hours, 27,768 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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 FRAME 20 RH SIDE IN UPPER DOUBLE JOGGLE AREA AT OPEN FASTENER HOLE 6, CRACK DIRECTION AT 11 O CLOCK LOOKING INBOARD, D=0.125 INCH, CONFIRM CRACK INDICATION USING BOROSCOPE VIEW IAW NTM 51-90-00; (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1425349 TASKCARD: NR-00033) REF AE NR 717377, WO 2025-414/1 - ***FUR-A320-53-02841 CREATED ***, PERFORMED PERMANENT REPAIR ON HOLE 6 AT FRAME 20 RH SIDE IN UPPER DOUBLE JOGGLE AREA IAW A320 SRM 53-11-12-300-012 THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B AND MUST BE INSPECTED THRESHOLD FROM TIME OF ADL/ REPAIR EMBODIMENT 8900FC/FH NOT RELEVANT, SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION AT 8900 FC/FH NOT RELEVANT INTERVALS UNTIL 60,000 FC/ FH NOT RELEVANT INSPECTION. METHOD FOR LEADER AND ASSOCIATED HOLE ROTOTEST INSPECTION IAW A320 SRM 53-11-12-205-008 TABLE 2.

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