Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 18, 2026
Submitted
September 19, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
01506
Aircraft time
87,883 hours, 32,500 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 ON FRAME 35 BULK HEAD LH SIDE AT LEVEL OF STGR 30 AT OPEN FASTENER HOLE LOWER OUTBOARD COMMON TO MILLED COUPLING, CRACK DIRECTION ARE 4 AND 9OCLOCK, CRACKDEPTH IS 0.120 INCHAPOROX., IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT (2EA); (RESOLVED ON W/O: 1435456 TASKCARD: NR-00047 ) REF AEROMANW/O 2026 279/1 NR 348543 ACCOMPLISHED MAJOR REPAIR OF THE REPORTED CRACK AT THE FR35 LHS AT HOLE #2 ON FWD AND AFT SKIN LAYERS AND AT HOLE #W1 ON THE FR35 WEB LAYER I.A.W.AEROMAN EA 53-0055-26 REV.0 (COVER PARTS 1-6) SOLUTION LIFE OR LIMITATION: 6 MONTHS IAW AIRBUS RDAF 81825284/003/2026#A AND EC NO.A26-710-01.

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