SDR DALA2015030601918

Service difficulty report · Keelbeam · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date: March 6, 2015
Submitted: March 6, 2015
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N803NW
Make and model: Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial: 0542
Aircraft time: 51,759 hours, 6,816 cycles
System (JASC): 5314 · Fuselage Main, Keel
Part: Keelbeam
Condition: Cracked
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: 9
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

HFEC OPEN HOLE INSPECTION CARRIED OUT ON RT CTR WING KEEL BEAM FAST HOLES, 023 EA, AT FR 40 AND FOUND HOLE "A" WITH CRACK INDICATION ON FIRST LAYER FROM EXTERNAL AT APPROXIMATELY 6 O'CLOCK BY FACING FWD LOOKING DOWN AS MARK, HOLE A DIA .3125". REPAIR CARRIED OUT AT RT CTR WING KEEL BEAM.

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