Service difficulty report · Frame · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 20, 2014
Submitted
March 14, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N678FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
792
Aircraft time
22,566 hours, 12,481 cycles
Part
Frame
Part number
A5711034020600
Condition
Cracked
Location
Frame 40
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

FRAME 40 TO CENTER WING JOINT AT UPPER SKIN LEVEL TENSION BOLT JUNCTION, LT SIDE, FOUND TO HAVE A CRACK SIGNALS. PERFORMED ROTO-TEST INSPECTION TO ALL CRACKS IAW NTM 51-10-39. REAMED THROUGH ALL LAYERS BY 0.4 MM IAW SRM 51-40-44. FABRICATED WASHERS IAW DWG ASNA2394E9 & EA 6- 5710-T0306333 PT1 . INSTALLED FASTENERS & WASHERS IAW SRM 51-40-21 & EA 6-5710-T0306333 PT1. MAJOR REPAIR IAW GMM 6-2-100.

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