Service difficulty report · Box Beam · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
October 2, 2021
Submitted
May 20, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N628VA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
02993
Aircraft time
45,800 hours, 14,334 cycles
Part
Box Beam
Part number
D5337131620100
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

TORSION BOX LOWER SIDE SHELL STR15 R FASTENER HOLE IS CRACKED IN PRESSURE PLATE 2ND HOLE FROM AFT PER SB A320-53-1251 FIG. A-GDAAA VIEW D GROUNDED - YES. REPAIRED IAW ASA EA A320-53EA-01109 REV. 00, DATED 12/10/2021, AIRBUS SB A320-53-1251 REV 4, DATED 05/17/2019 AND EC 5331.000001 CONFIG. RH