What was found
FOUND PAINT STRIPPING ON LOWER SURFACE AND UPPER CORNER OF THE NEWLY REPLACED LHW RIB 6 FITTING ASSY. REMOVED THE DAMAGED PAINT AND APPLIED THE NEW PAINT PER ERA 633297-14AD REV ORIGINAL. (1547069) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- April 16, 2026
- Submitted
- April 16, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N816NW
- Make and model
- Airbus A330323
- Aircraft serial
- 0827
- Aircraft time
- 83,658 hours, 11,045 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5730 · Wing, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Paint
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Zone 500
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.