SDR FDEA201103251174

Service difficulty report · Floorbeam · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date: March 25, 2011
Submitted: March 25, 2011
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N650FE
Make and model: Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial: 726
Aircraft time: 24,899 hours, 13,020 cycles
System (JASC): 5315 · Fuselage Main, Floor Beam
Part: Floorbeam
Part number: A53774721200
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.

What was found

FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT FLOORBEAM AT FR 21 HAS A CRACK AT VERTICAL (UPPER END) BETWEEN SEAT TRACKS R2 AND R3, CRACK MEASURES APPROX .75 IN LONG. REF AMM 53-13-11-06-0. CRACK IS ON VERT STIFFENER. REMOVED DAMAGED AREA, NDT CHECKED FOR CRACKS-CHECKED GOOD, FABRICATED REPAIR ANGLES AND INSTALLED REPAIR ANGLES IAW SRM 53-10-15.

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