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 FOUND (BY ROTOTEST INSPECTION) IN OPEN FASTENER HOLE LOCATED ON FRAME 35 COUPLING AREA BULKHEAD ABOVE STR 30RH, CRACK DIREC TION: 07 OCLOCK, D1-D2= 0.073 INCH APPROX AD RELATED TASK CARD NO. A32 0-53-1372-01. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON HOLE W1 LOCATED ON FRAME 35 COUPLING AREA BULKHEAD ABOVE STR 30RH, IAW AEROMAN EA 53-0042-26 PART 0 (COVER AND PART 1, PART 2, PART 3) AND RDAF 81803369/003/2026 ISSUED A, EC A26-505-01. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B, FOR MILLED COUPLING LAYER INSPECTION THRESHOLD 67,700FC/135,400FH, INSPECTION INTERVAL:TBD, INSPECTION METHOD:TBD, ON FRAME LAYER: INSPECTION THRESHOLD :13,100FC/26,200FH (WHICHEVER OCCUS FIRST), INSPECTION INTERVAL: 13,100FC/26,200FH (WHICHEVER OCCUS FIRST), INSPECTION METHOD:EC AROUND FREEZE PLUG LAYER OF FRAME WEB IAW NTM 51-10-16

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