What was found
CAPTAIN`S SLIDING WINDOW FRAME SHOWS EVIDENCE OF CHAFING AND FRETTING DAMAGE FROM AN ADJACENT SOLID RIVET TAIL WHEN IN THE CLOSED POSITION. SLIDING WINDOW REPLACED IAW AMM 56-12-11-P401.
- Difficulty date
- July 22, 2013
- Submitted
- July 23, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N727FD
- Make and model
- Airbus A300B4622R
- Aircraft serial
- 579
- Aircraft time
- 41,339 hours, 23,338 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Window Frame
- Part number
- A53612176001E05
- Part serial
- 1772
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Cockpit Window
- 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.