Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
May 13, 2022
Submitted
May 24, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N163US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1417
Aircraft time
67,820 hours, 25,963 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
D53372043200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
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

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CRACKED FRAME FOOT COUPLING AT FR 43 BETWEEN S18L AND S24L. REPLACED FRAME SECTION PER EA 336307, EO 5320Y003-001 AND DRAWING R53370232 REV D.