Service difficulty report · Fuselage · Airbus A340313

Difficulty date
July 10, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A340313
Part
Fuselage
Condition
Damaged Area
Location
Cargo Hold
Stage of operation
IN
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

(CAN) DURING LOADING OF FORWARD CARGO HOLD, IT WAS FOUND THAT A PALLET IN POSITION 21P HAD BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. ON LANDING IT HAD SHIFTED FORWARD AND CAME LOOSE FROM THE STRAPPING. PALLET REMOVED REVEALING DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT HAND SIDEWALL PANELS AND MAIN FRAME AT FLOOR LEVEL AT POSITION 13L AND 13R. NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING CARRIED OUT ON SKIN OF DAMAGED AREA. NO FAULT FOUND. AIRBUS MAINTENANCE TEAM CARRIED OUT PERMANENT REPAIR AS PER STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUAL 53000-13 AND 53-00-012.

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