Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
December 16, 2021
Submitted
December 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N817NW
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0843
Aircraft time
60,822 hours, 8,092 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
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

SHIP 3317 WHILE ON THE LINE IN SLC, THE A/C SUFFERED AN EXPLOSIVE DEPRESSURIZATION WHILE ACCOMPLISHING A PRESSURIZATION TEST PER A330 AMM 05-53-00-780-803-A. THE A/C WAS BEING PRESSURIZED AND AT APPROX. 2 TO 3 PSI THE FWD CARGO DOOR WAS OPENED CAUSING THE EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION THROUGH THE CARGO DOOR OPENING. THE DECOMPRESSION EVENT CAUSED DAMAGE TO NUMEROUS STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR AND SURROUNDING FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. NUMEROUS FUSELAGE STRUCTURAL PARTS WERE DAMAGED BEYOND THE SCOPE OF LOCAL REPAIR. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REF ER/A 596084-14 FOR WORK PERFORMED. (2053872)

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