What was found
AFT CARGO BAY FRAME, BS 1340 SPLICE. DEEP GOUGE BETWEEN STRINGERS 23L AND 24L. REMOVED GOUGE IAW SRM 51-10-02. FOUND OUT OF LIMITS IAW SRM 53-00-07, FIG 101. R & R SPLICE IAW SRM 51-40-02. MAJOR REPAIR.
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2011
- Submitted
- July 13, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N996FD
- Make and model
- Boeing 7572Q8
- Aircraft serial
- 26270
- Aircraft time
- 38,912 hours, 14,836 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame Splice
- Part number
- 146N1042
- Condition
- Gouged
- Location
- Bs 1340 S23-24l
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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