Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Airbus BD5001A11

Difficulty date
July 28, 2026
Submitted
July 31, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N308DU
Make and model
Airbus BD5001A11
Aircraft serial
55101
Aircraft time
14,858 hours, 6,669 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Corroded
Location
Zone 100
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.

What was found

AFT CARGO DOOR CUTOUT, LOWER SILL CORRODED AT SECOND PLATE FASTENER FROM AFT. C/W DELTA ER/A 635924-14 REV:ORIGINAL SECTION 1, SECTION II REPETITIVE INSPECTION WITHIN 58,500 TOTAL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT HOURS OR 30,000 TOTAL FLIGHT CYCLES FROM TIME OF MANUFACTURE, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. REPEAT THEREAFTER, WITHIN EVERY 43,875 FLIGHT HOURS OR 22,500 FLIGHT CYCLES, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. ASSOCIATED ER/A 14-635924 ADDED FOR AC 8308. (LP# 1724136; AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED)

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