What was found
DURING HEAVY MAINTEANCE, REAR FUSELAGE, TAILCONE STGR 5LH AT LEVEL OF FR74, CRACK DAMAGE. PERMANENT REPAIR (CONSIDERED A MAJOR REPAIR)
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 2026
- Submitted
- September 11, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521JB
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 01452
- Aircraft time
- 89,342 hours, 33,063 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5313 · Fuselage Main, Longeron/Stringer
- Part
- Stringer
- 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.