Service difficulty report · Beam · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
September 3, 2007
Submitted
September 4, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N725FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
572
Aircraft time
39,174 hours, 19,965 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
A53810876
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

AFTER HFEC INSPECTION FOUND 18MM LONG CRACKS IN GANTRY BEAM 3 LT AND RT AT FRAME 49 LOWER INBOARD FLANGE. CRACK REPAIR PERFORMED ON FRAME 49 GANTRY 3 LT AND 3 RT PER DRW R538-10426 WITH ENLARGED DIAPHRAGM WORK AREA WHILE MAINTAINING AN EDGE DISTANCE OF 1.5 RIVET DIAMETER IAW EA 6-5315-99180 AND RAS 044008/013/2006 ISSUE A.

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