Service difficulty report · Frame · 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
Frame
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 CWB VERTICAL STRINGER 6, OPEN FASTENER H OLE ON ZONE 1, CRACK DIRECTION IS 12 OCLOCK, CRACK DEPTH IS 0.110 INCH , IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT (1 EA)(-Y1292); ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF CRACK DAMAGES ON THE CENTER WING BOX FRONT SPAR HORIZONTAL BEAM AT LEVEL OF FR36 AND -Y1292 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AEROMAN EA 57-0036-26. AIRBUS RDAF 81801723/003/2026 ISSUE A. AND EC NO: A26-513-01. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B. PERFORMED ROTOTEST ON REAMED HOLE NO CRACK INDICATION FOUND IAW NTM 51-10-18. TH= IT= 11,500FC/ 23,000 FH, METHOD INSPECTION 1: ROTOTEST AFTER FASTENER REMOVAL AND AFTER BUSH REMOVAL IAW NTM 51-10-01 AND NTM 51-10-18 AND METHOD INSPECTION 2: HFEC OF THE SPAR VERTICAL STRINGERS RADIUS AND THE HORIZONTAL FLOOR BEAM RADIUS IAW NTM 51-10-08 AND ISB57-1178.

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