Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 12, 2022
Submitted
September 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437UA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
655
Aircraft time
79,059 hours, 30,723 cycles
Part
None
Part number
D53370908200
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fr 36
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 ON FRAME 36 PRESSURE DECK MEMBRANE UPPER SURFACE ON OPEN FASTENER HOLE 5 INCH OUTBOARD FROM BEAM -Y1292, CRACK DIRECTION IS 12 OCLOCK IN FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT (1 EA) SEE AEROMAN NON ROUTINE 2022-343338 LATEST REVISION OF EC5311-02882 ON OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES (WICHEVER COMES FIRST) BUT BEFORE REACHES 66000 TOTAL FLIGHT 68823 TOTALFLIGHT CYCLES OR 155258 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS (WHICHEVE CYCLES OR 152000 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS (WICHEVER COMES FIRST) FOR R COMES FIRST) PLANNING TO CONTACT ENGINEERING AFTER AIRCRAFT THE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF PART 2 OF LATEST REVISION OF EC5 REACHES 65000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES OR 148000 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS 311-02882 PERFORMED SCEPTRE ENTRY ON LOG PAGE 9506764. PERFORMED INTERIM REPAIR ON CRACKED HOLES (5 PLACES) ON FR36RH PRESSURE PANEL IAW EA#53-0366-22 COVER (RO) AND EC/RA #5311-028 82. THIS REPAIR IS CATEGORY B ACCOMMPLIOSH INSPECTION REQUIREME NTS OF FR36RH PRESSURE PANEL REPAIRED AREA AS PER PART 2 OF ADD EMP:V938997 -02882. ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF FR36RH PRESSURE RE OR BEFORE AIRCRAFT REACHES 68,823 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES OR 155,258 E REPAIR ACCOMPLISHED IN PART 1 OF THE LATEST REVISION OF EC5311 PAIRED AREA AS PER PART 2 OF LATEST REVISION OF EC5311-02882 ON TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) REF EC5311-02882. TH -02882 IS ACCOMPLISHED INTERIM REPAIR ON 5 EA. CRACKED FASTENER HOLES ON F R36 PRESSURE DECK MEMBRANE UPPER SURFACE PER PART1 REF ECRA 5311 ADD EMP:V939197 ACCOMPLISH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS OF FR