What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE: FUSELAGE / CENTER FUSELAGE / CENTER WING BOX / FR 35-36RH / PRESSURE PANEL HOLE #7 / CRACK DAMAGE - PERMANENT REPAIR; REFERENCES: /1/ REO-L25791.IR /2/ AIRBUS RDAF 81742124/003/2026#B /3/ AIRBUS SB A320-53-1263 REV 05 /4/ MX-244. DESCRIPTION: DURING THE CURRENT (04/2026) CHECK ON N524JB AT LCQ, DURING THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THE MPD TASK 533185-01, A CRACK WAS FOUND ON THE CENTER WING BOX PRESSURE PANEL FR35-36RH AT HOLE #7. THE STRUCTURE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REINFORCED PER REF/3/ SB. SEE FIGURES IN THE REF /1/ REO FOR MORE DETAILS. AIRBUS WAS CONTACTED FOR REPAIR DISPOSITION VIA DOSSIER 81742124. AIRBUS PROVIDED THE REF /2/ RDAF IN WHICH THE DAMAGE WAS REMOVED AND UPSIZED, INSPECTED, THEN RESTORED BY INSTALLING A COLD-WORKED INTERFERENCE-FIT BUSHING, NEW FASTENER, AND PROTECTIVE FINISHES PER SRM PROCEDURES. EC A26-323-01 IS ISSUED TO ACCOMPLISH THE PERMANENT REPAIR PER THE REF /2/ RDAF. SUBSTANTIATION: THIS PERMANENT CATEGORY A REPAIR HAS BEEN APPROVED VIA REF /2/ RDAF AND IS CLASSIFIED AS MAJOR. (E/C: A26-323-01)