Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 26, 2010
Submitted
May 28, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
659
Aircraft time
33,299 hours, 17,074 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
A5711034220400
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

LT SIDE FR 40 CTR WING JOINT - MIDDLE HOLE HAS 2 CRACK INDICATIONS, BEGINNING APPROX .25 IN. FROM INBD FACE OF FR 40 TO APPROX .5 IN. INSIDE HOLE. APPEARS INDICATIONS ARE CONFINED TO FR 40 LAYER ONLY. INDICATIONS APPROX 8-9 O-CLOCK AS VIEWED FACING OTBD FROM INSIDE CARGO COMPARTMENT. COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5710-7-136660.

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