What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE, FUSELAGE TAIL CONE, FR 81-84 & STR 15 CORRODED & CRACKED. PERMANENT REPAIR (CONSIDERED A MAJOR REPAIR)
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2026
- Submitted
- July 16, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N809JB
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 05349
- Aircraft time
- 50,510 hours, 17,036 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Tail Cone
- 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.