Service difficulty report · Skin · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 3, 2022
Submitted
September 5, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N476UA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1508
Aircraft time
60,736 hours, 26,177 cycles
Part
Skin
Part number
D5323171520000
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr35 Str 30l
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

FR35, STR. 30LH HOLE DAMAGE AND HOLE #2 CRACK INDICATIONS DURING NDT INSPECTION. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PER PART 2B OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC FLIGHT CYCLES OR 121735 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS (WHICHEVER COMES FIRS 9600 FLIGHT CYCLES OR 19200 FLIGHT HOURS (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) /RA 5331-02958 ON OR BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT REACHING 56677 TOTAL T). ACCOMPLISH REPEAT INSPECTIONS AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED THEREAFTER. FR35 STR. 30 HOLES INTERIM REPAIR ACP DURING HMV CK IN BFM. REPA IR IS A PERMANENT SOLUTION WITH INSPECTION REQUIRED. ACCOMPLISH