# SDR YENA2026042900443

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: April 29, 2026
- Submitted: April 30, 2026
- Operation: Air carrier
- Aircraft: [N524JB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N524JB), registered now
- Make and model: Airbus A320-232
- Registry model: [Airbus A320-232](https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-a320-232) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft serial: 01528
- Aircraft time: 88,712 hours, 32,438 cycles
- System (JASC): [5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/5310)
- Part: Pressure Panel
- Condition: Cracked
- Location: Zone 100
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/YENA2026042900443

## Discrepancy

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)

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