What was found
CRACK INDICATIONS IN HOLES 3 AND 5 AT FRAME 37 AND AT HOLES 11, 15 AND 24 AT FRAME 37.4. REPAIRED PER ERA 588739-14 REV A. (1814571) AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.
- Difficulty date
- September 15, 2026
- Submitted
- September 16, 2026
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N818NW
- Make and model
- Airbus A330323
- Aircraft serial
- 0857
- Aircraft time
- 83,935 hours, 10,916 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5330 · Fuselage Main, Plate/Skin
- Part
- Skin
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone
- 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.