What was found
NR 1 PYLON, LATERAL PANELS, AREA OF FASTENERS NEAR UPPER EDGE OF THE EXTERNAL SURFACE OF THE LEFT PYLON AT RIB 8 LEVEL FORWORD FASTENER FOUND CRACKED. REPAIRED IAW SRM 54-51-00-205-002. (1766225) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- August 20, 2026
- Submitted
- August 20, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803NW
- Make and model
- Airbus A330323
- Aircraft serial
- 0542
- Aircraft time
- 100,422 hours, 13,201 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5414 · Nacelle/Pylon, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Panel
- Condition
- Cracked
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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