Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 21, 2026
Submitted
September 24, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02201
Aircraft time
82,570 hours, 29,949 cycles
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
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, A CRACK INDICATION WAS FOUND IN HOLE B IN DOUBLE JOGGLE AREA, FR 16. CRACK DIRECTION IS 3 OCLOCK VIEWED FROM OUTSIDE. CONFIRMED CRACK INDICATION USING BOROSCOPE IAW NTM 51-90-00. PERFORMED A PERMANENT REPAIR OF FRAME 16 IAW SRM 53-11-12-300-012. FINAL DIAMETER OF HOLE BEFORE INSTALL BUSH IS 0.5250 IN (13.335 MM). REAMED TO 2ND OVER SIZED LEADER HOLE B. (0.281 IN) AND ASSOCIATED HOLE A (0.216 IN). THIS REPAIR IS CLASSIFIED CATEGORY B.

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