Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 13, 2026
Submitted
July 18, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N520JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01446
Aircraft time
87,749 hours, 32,675 cycles
Part
Frame
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 IN OPEN HOLES (2EA) (ZONE1 AND ZONE 2) ON VERTICAL STRINGER AREA 2 (Y765, FRAME 36), CRACK DIRECTION ON ZONE 1: 1 OCL OCK, D1-D2= 0.137 INCH ; CRACK DIRECTION ON ZONE 2: 12 OCLOCK, D1-D2= 0.148 INCH, AD RELATED TASK CARD NUMBER: A320-57-1178-01 ; (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1435455 TASKCARD: NR-00051 ) REF WO 2026-241/1, NR 2026-289704, ACCOMPLISHED REPAIR OF CRACK DAMAGE ON THE CENTER WING BOX FRONT SPAR HORIZONTAL BEAMS AT LEVEL OF FR36 AND Y-765, Y-254, Y254 AND Y765 I.A.W EA 57-0034-26 REV.0 (COVER PLUS PART 1-2) AND EC A26-475-01 AND AIRBUS RDAF 81798668/013/2026 ISSUE A.

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