Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 5, 2026
Submitted
July 10, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N568JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02063
Aircraft time
84,031 hours, 30,499 cycles
Part
Floorbeam
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
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 ON FRAME 36 HORIZONTAL FLOORBEAM VERTICAL RADIUS OF THE BACK SIDE OF THE SPAR VERTICAL STRINGER 3 ZONE 1 CRACK LENGTH IS 0 .850 INCH APPROX, IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT. ACCOMPLISHED PERMANENT REPAIR OF CRACK DAMAGES ON THE CENTER BOX FRONT SPAR HORIZONTAL BEAMS AT LEVEL FR36, Y254 (VERTICAL RADIUS, ZONE 1) IAW AEROMAN EA 57-0036-26, REV 0 (COVER PLUS PARTS 1 AND 2), AIRBUS RDAF 81801723/003/2026, ISSUE A, EC A26-513-01. MEASURE DEPTH OF CRACK IS: 0.850 INCH. PERFORMED HFEC AND ROTOTEST ON AFFECTS AREAS IAW NTM 51-10-08 AND NTM 51-10-01 NO CRACK INDICATION FOUND.

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