Service difficulty report · Skin · 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
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
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 (FUSELAGE SIDE SHELL) AFT POSITION BELOW STRG 30 R H SIDE, CRACK DIRECTION: 07 OCLOCK, D1-D2= 0.165 INCH APPROX, AD RELAT ED TASK CARD NO. A320-53-1372-01; (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1457737 TASKCARD: NR-00054 ) REF AEROMAN NR 2026-299153 WO 2026 196/1 ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR ON HOLE H2, LOCATED ON FRAME 35 (FUSELAGE SIDE SHELL) AFT POSITION BELOW STRG 30 RH SIDE, ACCORDANCE WITH AEROMAN EA 53-0042-26 PART 0 (COVER AND PART 1, PART 2, PART 3) AND RDAF 81803369/003/2026 ISSUED A, EC NO: A26-505-01. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B, FOR ANGLE FITTING,AFT SKIN AND FRAME FLANGE LAYERS, INSPECTION THRESHOLD AT 67,700FC/135,400FH(WHICHEVER OCCUS FIRST), INSPECTION INTERVAL:TBD, INSPECTION METHOD:TBD, FWD SKIN LAYER: INSPECTION THRESHOLD:13,100FC/26 ,200FH (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), INSPECTION INSTERVAL:6,500FC/13,000FH (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), INSPECTION METHOD:DVI OF FUSELAGE SKIN AT FR35 AND 10CM FWD AT LEVEL OF STRINGER 30, INTERNAL SIDE IAW NTM 51-90-00

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