Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 26, 2022
Submitted
August 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N432UA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
587
Aircraft time
78,919 hours, 30,850 cycles
Part
None
Part number
NA
Condition
None
Location
Window Frame 4 R
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

CRACK INDICATION FOUND ON VERTICAL STIFFENER OF THE LATERAL WINDOW FRAME 4 RIGHT SIDE LENGTH APPROXIMATELY =0.278 INCHES SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-393434. INDICATION NOT FOUND IAW NTM 51-10-08. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY A AND RE-INSPECTION ARE NOT REQUIRED PERFORMED SCEPTRE ENTRY LOG PAGE NUMBER 9388556 ACCOMPLISED WORK INSTRUCTIONS IAW EA 5310-07673 REV B OPERATION 004 AND EA 5310-07673 REV B OPERATION 008 INITIAL MEASURE OF CRACK WAS 0.278 INCHES PERFORMED HFEC INSPECTION ON MACHINED AREA OF STIFFENER LOC FR4 RH SIDE AND CRACK ADD EMP:V939160