Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 29, 2012
Submitted
April 30, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N656FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
745
Aircraft time
25,635 hours, 13,364 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
A52472001200201
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Cone
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

TAIL CONE ASSY DOOR 317AL HOLD OPEN ROD BRACKET SUPPORT WEB HAS 4 EA FASTENERS PULLING THRU SKIN. REMOVED HOLD OPEN ROD FOR FOM IAW SRM 51-40-21. REMOVED INTERNAL CLOSE OUT SKIN IAW SRM 51-40-21. UPON REMOVAL OF CLOSE OUT SKIN 3" CRACK WAS FOUND ON FR 103A BELOW STRINGER 7R. R & R DAMAGED FRAME FR 103A, BETWEEN STRINGER 5R AND STRINGER 23R IAW SRM 51-40-21 AND SRM 51-72-10. INSTALLED CLOSE OUT SKIN AND HOLD OPEN ROD IAW SRM 51-72-10.

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