What was found
FRAME 40 LOWER SHELL PANEL JUNCTION, RT SIDE. FOUND A CRACK IN THE H378 FASTENER HOLE, THE LENGTH OF CRACK IS ABOUT 15MM. REPAIRED IAW ERA 636140-14AD, REV ORIGINAL. (1779678) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- August 27, 2026
- Submitted
- August 28, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N803NW
- Make and model
- Airbus A330323
- Aircraft serial
- 0542
- Aircraft time
- 100,422 hours, 13,201 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- 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.