What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE: FUSELAGE / CENTER FUSELAGE / CENTER WING BOX / FR 35-36LH / PRESSURE PANEL ATTACHMENT HOLES / CRACK DAMAGE - PERMANENT REPAIR; REFERENCES: /1/ REO-L25792.IR /2/ AIRBUS TD/ 80535017/029/2026#B /3/ AIRBUS RDAF 80535017/027/2026#A /4/ AIRBUS SB A320-53-1263 REV 05 /5/ MX-244. DESCRIPTION: DURING THE CURRENT (04/2026) CHECK ON N524JB AT LCQ, DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THE MPD TASK 533185-01-2, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE CENTER WING BOX PRESSURE PANEL ATTACHMENTS AT HOLES #2, 6, AND 7– SEE FIGURES IN THE REF /1/ REO FOR MORE DETAILS. AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION VIA DOSSIER 80535017 AND ADVISED TO ACCOMPLISH THE REF /2/ TD AS A REPAIR SOLUTION. DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE REF /4/ SB, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS FOUND, THEREFORE AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED AGAIN FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION. AIRBUS PROVIDED THE REF /2/ TD WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO EXTEND THE CUT OUT PER THE REF /4/ SB ON THE LH SIDE. NOTE: THIS RDAF SUPERSEDES RDAF/80535017/018/2024#A. AIRBUS APPROVED THIS REPAIR PER THE REF /3/ AIRBUS RDAF AS A PERMANENT REPAIR, WITH POST REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. THIS EC ACCOMPLISHES THE REF /4/ SB & THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /1/ REO AND COMPLIES WITH REF /3/ RDAF WITHOUT DEVIATION. EC A26-309-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE MODIFICATION PER THE REF /4/ SB AND THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /3/ RDAF. EC A26-309-02 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE POST REPAIR INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS ON HOLES 2, 6, AND 7 PER THE REF /3/ RDAF. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS REPAIR PER THE REF /2/ TD AND THE PERMANENT CATEGORY B REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /3/ RDAF AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR(E/C: A26-309-01)